Question

The "Trail of Tears" refers to which event? A the campaign trail during Jackson's re-election bid B the economic recession of the late 1830s C the forced resettlement of the Cherokee Indians D the Democrats' reaction to the Whiskey Rebellion

Answer 1

The correct answer is C) the forced resettlement of the Cherokee Indians.

The "Trail of Tears" refers to the following event: the forced resettlement of the Cherokee Indians.

Tribes such as the Cherokee were displaced of their native lands to the Indian Territory in Oklahoma.

Eastern Oklahoma became the territory for many Native American groups because many tribes were forced to relocate to this region.

When the Indian Removal Act was passed on May 28, 1830, it gave power to the President of the United States to remove Native American Indians form their former territories. and that is what President Andrew Jackson did. The Cherokee had to experience the  Trail of Tears.

Answer 2

The Trail of Tears refers to the forced resettlement of Cherokee Induans, answer C.