Why Did Cherokees Move West?
| Author | : Judith Pinkerton Josephson |
| Publisher | : Lerner Publications |
| Total Pages | : 52 |
| Release | : 2010-08-01 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780761363187 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0761363181 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Why Did Cherokees Move West? by : Judith Pinkerton Josephson
Download or read book Why Did Cherokees Move West? written by Judith Pinkerton Josephson and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2010-08-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On May 26, 1838, U.S. soldiers surrounded Cherokee villages across Georgia. The soldiers came to force Cherokee families to move to a new territory in Oklahoma. The Cherokees had little time to gather their belongings before being herded into camps. From there, 13,000 were forced on the thousand-mile journey to Oklahoma. They had little food and no shelter from the weather. Many—especially children—grew sick and died. The forced march became known as nunna-dual-tsuny—the Trail of Tears.
