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27. Why was the removal of the Cherokee people from Tennessee and Georgia called the

Trail of Tears?

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Conor Thompson

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27. Why was the removal of the Cherokee people from Tennessee and Georgia called the

Trail of Tears?

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Rachael Lucas · Answer 1

More than 60,000 Native Americans were forced to move off of their own land and it had devastating effects on their people. Many starved and died of dehydration, traveling about 1,200 miles to their new territory.

VU U27. Why was the removal of the Cherokee people from Tennessee and Georgia called theTrail of Tears?

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27. Why was the removal of the Cherokee people from Tennessee and Georgia called the

Trail of Tears?