1 oct. 1838 - Oct 1, 1838: Trail of Tears (Cherokees)
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Cherokees forced west, died of sickness, drought, heat, exposure
645 wagons, and people marching alongside
December 1838, President Van Buren spoke to Congress: “It affords sincere pleasure to apprise the Congress of the entire removal of the Cherokee Nation of Indians to their new homes west of the Mississippi. The measures authorized by Congress at its last session have had the happiest effects.”
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