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source:
On the morning of November
17th, we encountered a terrific
sleet and snow storm with
freezing temperatures, and from
that day until we reached the
end of the fateful journey on
March the 27th, 1839, the
sufferings of the Cherokee were
awful. The trail of the exiles was
a trail of death.
—Memoirs of Private John G.
Burnett, December 1890
What is this event referring to?
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The Nulification Crisis
The Oregon Trail
The Trail of Tears
The Mexican Cess

The event being referred to in this primary source is The Trail of Tears.