click image for close-up In 1838 and 1839, as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy ... The Cherokee people called this journey the "Trail of Tears," because of its devastating effects.

Then began the march known as the Trail of Tears, in which 4,000 Cherokee people died of cold, hunger, and disease on their way to the western lands. By 1837, the Jackson administration had ...

Andrew Jackson wanted to solve the ‘Indian problem ... conditions they encountered along what became known as the Trail of ...

No one doubts that Andrew Jackson was imperfect ... It was the so-called Trail of Tears. And that is why so many people are angry, because he is a symbol. KILMEADE: All right, I'd just like ...

He fought with Andrew Jackson against the Creeks ... journey between those two destinations became known as the Trail of Tears. Ridge saw the treaty as the only way to gain replacement land ...

ARROYO: In the case of Andy -- In the case of Andy Jackson, really quickly, they say, "Look, he created the Trail of Tears, he attacked the Indians" -- here's the reality, he went to war with the ...

As the 1838 deadline for removal approached, President Martin Van Buren—Jackson’s successor ... died on what became known as the Trail of Tears. During the treaty’s unveiling at the ...

In 1829, Andrew Jackson gained the White House on the promise of opening ... “All went through their own versions of the Trail of Tears,” said Norris. Each summer, students from the Cherokee Nation in ...