Indian removal act

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  1. Choctaw
    a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in Alabama
    The Trail of Tears was the relocation and movement of Native Americans, including many members of the Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, and Choctaw nations among others in the United States, from their homelands to Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma) in the Western United States.
  2. Seminole
    a member of the Muskhogean people who moved into Florida in the 18th century
    The Trail of Tears was the relocation and movement of Native Americans, including many members of the Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, and Choctaw nations among others in the United States, from their homelands to Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma) in the Western United States.
  3. Cherokee
    a member of an Iroquoian people formerly living in the Appalachian Mountains but now chiefly in Oklahoma
    The Trail of Tears was the relocation and movement of Native Americans, including many members of the Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, and Choctaw nations among others in the United States, from their homelands to Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma) in the Western United States.
  4. Chickasaw
    a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in northern Mississippi
    In 1831, the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee-Creek, and Seminole (sometimes collectively referred to as the Five Civilized Tribes) were living as autonomous nations in what would be called the American Deep South.
  5. relocate
    become established in a new place
    Many Native Americans suffered from exposure, disease, and starvation while en route to their destinations, and many died, including 4,000 of the 15,000 relocated Cherokee.[2]
  6. homeland
    the country where you were born
    The Trail of Tears was the relocation and movement of Native Americans, including many members of the Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, and Choctaw nations among others in the United States, from their homelands to Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma) in the Western United States.
  7. removal
    the act of taking out or causing to leave
    The phrase originated from a description of the removal of the Choctaw Nation in 1831.[1]
  8. Native American
    pertaining to Indigenous people in living in the Americas or to their culture or languages
    A limited number of Europeans and Africans (usually as slaves) also accompanied the Native American nations on the trek westward.[4]
  9. Creek
    any member of the Creek Confederacy (especially the Muskogee) formerly living in Georgia and Alabama but now chiefly in Oklahoma
    The Trail of Tears was the relocation and movement of Native Americans, including many members of the Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, and Choctaw nations among others in the United States, from their homelands to Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma) in the Western United States.
  10. southeastern
    situated in or oriented toward the southeast
    By 1837, 46,000 Native Americans from these southeastern nations had been removed from their homelands thereby opening 25 million acres for settlement by whites.[4]
  11. trek
    any long and difficult trip
    A limited number of Europeans and Africans (usually as slaves) also accompanied the Native American nations on the trek westward.[4]
  12. starvation
    a state of extreme hunger
    Many Native Americans suffered from exposure, disease, and starvation while en route to their destinations, and many died, including 4,000 of the 15,000 relocated Cherokee.[2]
  13. Oklahoma
    a state in south central United States
    The Trail of Tears was the relocation and movement of Native Americans, including many members of the Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, and Choctaw nations among others in the United States, from their homelands to Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma) in the Western United States.
  14. Alabama
    a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
    After removal, some Native Americans remained in their ancient homelands - the Choctaw are found in Mississippi, the Seminole in Florida, the Creek in Alabama, and the Cherokee in North Carolina.
  15. North Carolina
    a state in southeastern United States
    After removal, some Native Americans remained in their ancient homelands - the Choctaw are found in Mississippi, the Seminole in Florida, the Creek in Alabama, and the Cherokee in North Carolina.
  16. civilized
    having a high state of culture and social development
    In 1831, the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee-Creek, and Seminole (sometimes collectively referred to as the Five Civilized Tribes) were living as autonomous nations in what would be called the American Deep South.
  17. Mississippi
    a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico
    After removal, some Native Americans remained in their ancient homelands - the Choctaw are found in Mississippi, the Seminole in Florida, the Creek in Alabama, and the Cherokee in North Carolina.
  18. Florida
    a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
    After removal, some Native Americans remained in their ancient homelands - the Choctaw are found in Mississippi, the Seminole in Florida, the Creek in Alabama, and the Cherokee in North Carolina.
  19. Carolina
    the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina
    After removal, some Native Americans remained in their ancient homelands - the Choctaw are found in Mississippi, the Seminole in Florida, the Creek in Alabama, and the Cherokee in North Carolina.
Created on Wed Jun 09 11:39:29 EDT 2010

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