Here is a brief history of the events leading up to the forced removal of Cherokee from North Georgia to Oklahoma.
Cherokee Removal Forts
From the web site, "Before The Trail of Tears, the Cherokee were housed in these 'forts' with little sanitation or food. More than one-third of the 4,000 deaths attributed to The Trail of Tears occurred in these forts." From the Trail of Tears - North Georgia History web site.
Map: Indian Removals
Here is a map of Indian removals, including the Trail of Tears. From the web site of an online textbook, The American Nation: A History of the United States, by John Garraty.
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