Which of the following best describes what happened to the Cherokee after relocation? A) Many died from disease, starvation, and
inter-tribal violence. B) Their land holdings slowly eroded until the Cherokee were gone. C) The land for relocation was an empty promise and never existed. D) The Trail of Tears was hard, but once settled the Cherokee thrived.
In general, the Supreme Court during the era of Progressive reform in the United States tended to side with the big businesss, in the sense that there just wasn't enough legislation to make what they were doing blatantly illegal.