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What is the 'Trail of Tears'?

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The 1830s discovery of gold in Cherokee territory resulted in pressure by whites to obtain their lands. A treaty was extracted from a small part of the tribe binding the whole people to move beyond the Mississippi River within three years. Although the Cherokee overwhelmingly repudiated this document and the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the nation's autonomy the state of Georgia secured an order for their removal which was accomplished by military force. President Andrew Jackson refused to intervene and in 1838 the tribe was deported to the Indian Territory (now in Oklahoma). Thousands died on the march known as the "Trail of Tears " or from subsequent hardships. Their leader at this time and until 1866 was Chief John Ross .

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