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Apparently, the government gave them some time to move themselves, but it was their land, so the president sent the troops in and MADE them move.
Below is the article,and man - it's hard reading and disturbing to know these folks were treated so terribly...
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"Beginning in the spring of 1837 and continuing through the fall of 1838, the Cherokee people were rounded up and corralled into hastily constructed stockades. So began the "Trail of Tears," a 1,200 mile journey to unfamiliar land."1
I have also included some maps and wonderful links if you would like to learn more about the subject.
1.http://www.aboutcherokee.com/tears.html
2. http://www.crystalinks.com/trailoftears.html
http://ourgeorgiahistory.com/indians/cherokee/trail_of_tears.html
http://ngeorgia.com/history/cherokeeindex.html
http://ngeorgia.com/history/nghisttt.html
http://orchard.sbschools.net/library/tasks/5thgrade/socialstudies/trailofte...
http://www.42explore2.com/trailoftears.htm
http://www.boisestate.edu/history/ncasner/hy210/tears.htm
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Many Native American artists have tried to express this emotional history on canvas. Even painting it is hard!