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In 1838 and 1839, as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma. The Cherokee people called this journey the "Trail of Tears," because of its devastating effects. The migrants faced hunger, disease, and exhaustion on the forced march. Over 4,000 out of 15,000 of the Cherokees died.

This picture, The Trail of Tears, was painted by Robert Lindneux in 1942. It commemorates the suffering of the Cherokee people under forced removal. If any depictions of the "Trail of Tears" were created at the time of the march, they have not survived.

Image Credit: The Granger Collection, New York

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click image for close-up In 1838 and 1839, as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma. The Cherokee people called this journey the "Trail of Tears," because of its devastating effects.

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Sacagawea belonged to the Shoshone tribe. In 1800, when she was 12 years old, Hidatsa warriors raided her tribe and captured many young people, including Sacagawea. The Hidatsa, an American Plains Indian tribe related to the Sioux, were traditionally a sedentary people, meaning they established villages rather than travel around from place to place.

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Meeting of Frontiers: Gallery-Map of Explorers' Trails, 1804-1860

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После того, как Соединенные Штаты прибрели новые западные территории, правительство решило изучить географическую природу своих приобретений, и что еще более важно определить ценность природных ресурсов региона. Для достижения этой цели правительство финансировало систематическое исследование территорий западнее реки Миссисипи. Примером такого рода деятельности служат экспедиции Льюиса и Кларка, Зебулона Пайка, Стивена Х.

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If you are interested by Westward Expansion, check out these books!

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Westward Expansion Book List | Scholastic

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True accounts, historical novels, and historical fiction picks from Pam MuÃ±oz Ryan, Laura Ingalls Wilder, and more. These books show Westward Expansion from all angles,

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Westward expansion, the 19th-century movement of settlers into the American West, began with the Louisiana Purchase and was fueled by the Gold Rush, the Oregon Trail and a belief in "manifest destiny."

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Westward expansion, the 19th-century movement of settlers into the American West, began with the Louisiana Purchase and was fueled by the Gold Rush, the Oregon Trail and a belief in "manifest destiny."

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"Iré al oeste" (I will go west) J. P. Barrett y J. A. Butler (1875)

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La canción "I Will Go West" escrita en 1875 retrata la situación de una familia que considera mudarse al Oeste a fin de mejorar su condición socioeconómica. Es también una manifestación de protesta contra las condiciones de vida imperantes en la costa Este caracterizada por una mayor densidad de población, un elevado costo de vida y falta de oportunidades.

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Map of the Pacific R.R

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http://www.sparknotes.com/history/american/westwardexpansion/terms.html