In 1838, Why Did Thousands of Cherokees Move from the Southeastern

question 72

Multiple Choice

In 1838, why did thousands of Cherokees move from the southeastern United States to Indian Territory in what is now Oklahoma?

• A) They were too ignorant and depraved to remain in a civilized section of the country.
• B) They were forced to move by the federal government.
• C) They longed to rejoin their cousins, who had moved west in the 17^th century.
• D) They were pawns in diplomatic negotiations between the United States and Spain.
• E) They were fleeing from the floods and crop failures that had devastated the Southeast.

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