The 'Trail of Tears' refers to the forced relocation of the Cherokee people to which modern-day state?
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Correct answer: Oklahoma
Under the Indian Removal Act of 1830, thousands of Cherokee were forced by the U.S. Army to march from their ancestral lands in the Southeast to 'Indian Territory' (now Oklahoma). Approximately one-quarter of the population died during the journey due to exposure, disease, and starvation.
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