If you want help, in the future be more specific and post the article and real question because most of us who want to help you aren't in you class. Just a little not for the future <3 Good luck in school!
Sincerely,
A Former Student
The trail of tears was caused because the American settlers had been pressuring the federal government to remove Indians, mostly Cherokee and Chickasaw tribes, from the Southeast. Many settlers were settling on or around Indian lands, while others wanted more land to be available to European settlers. So, the correct answer would be A.
So the country doesn't kill itself ......
Everyone was tense and tempers had been rising on both sides for weeks