Which describes the Trail of Tears? Select the two that apply.
(2 points)
Responses
It provided a way for slaves to escape to maroon camps on Seminole land.
It provided a way for slaves to escape to maroon camps on Seminole land.
It removed the last of the American Indians from the state of Georgia.
It removed the last of the American Indians from the state of Georgia.
It describes the split of the Creek nation into the Upper and Lower Creek.
It describes the split of the Creek nation into the Upper and Lower Creek.
The Trail of Tears does not relate to the escape of slaves to maroon camps on Seminole land. Instead, it refers to the forced relocation of Native American nations from their ancestral homelands in the Southeastern United States to areas west of the Mississippi River that had been designated as Indian Territory. The removals, carried out by the U.S. government in accordance with the Indian Removal Act of 1830, affected the Cherokee, Muscogee (Creek), Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw nations, among others.
Therefore, the correct statement that applies to the Trail of Tears is:
- It removed the last of the American Indians from the state of Georgia.
The Trail of Tears does not describe the split of the Creek nation into the Upper and Lower Creek; that was an internal division within the Creek nation based on geographic, political, and cultural lines prior to their forced removal.
To clarify, the Trail of Tears is commonly associated with the Cherokee nation's removal, during which thousands died from exposure, disease, and starvation on their way to their new territory in present-day Oklahoma. However, the term has also come to encompass the broader experience of forced removals of various Native American tribes.