Question

Why is the trail of tears the saddest events in georgia historyhelpppppp ASAP

Answer 1

The Indian Removal Act was designed to relocate the native Americans east of the Mississippi river. The act relocated them to Oklahoma where it is known as the abandoned land. ... The reason why it is call the Trail of Tears because more than 4,000 Cherokee Indians died on the journey from Georgia to Oklahoma

Answer 2

As part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, land was taken from the rightful owners, the Cherokee nation. They had to migrate and this caused devastating effects for them. 4,000 people died of starvation, cold, and disease during migration. This was nearly a fourth of their population.