Migration StoryTRAIL of TEARS: A population transfer that began in 1838The Indian Removal Act condemned over 16,000Cherokee to a forced march that later became notorious as The Trail of Tears.In Georgia, they were moved to detention camps then set off on a grueling trek to what is nowOklahoma

Migration StoryTrail of Tears: 1838In the US16,000 forcibly moved15% died on the way

Images of The Trail of Tears

Troops forcing a Cherokee family from their home

VocabularyAnthropology - creation stories of indigenous communities passed down through generations

Archaeology - evidence of ancient habitations, cooking fires, or cave paintings

Paleontology - early human fossils

Natural history - land bridges and events such as Ice Ages

VocabularyAnthropology - creation stories of indigenous communities passed down through generations

Archaeology - evidence of ancient habitations, cooking fires, or cave paintings

Paleontology - early human fossils

Natural history - land bridges and events such as Ice Ages

VocabularyAnthropology - creation stories of indigenous communities passed down through generations

Archaeology - evidence of ancient habitations, cooking fires, or cave paintings

Paleontology - early human fossils

Natural history - land bridges and events such as Ice Ages