What was the Trail of Tears?
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Correct answer: B. The forced removal of Cherokee and other nations from the Southeast
- Step 1: The Trail of Tears was the forced displacement and ethnic cleansing of about 60,000 Native Americans of the "Five Civilized Tribes", including their black slaves, between 1830 and 1850 by the United States government. Answer: The forced removal of Cherokee and other nations from the Southeast. Why not the others: None of these fit: A path used by escaped slaves to reach freedom in the northern states; A route taken by gold seekers on their way to California in 1849; A long march of soldiers from the North during the Civil War.
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