Indian Removal (Trail of Tears)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Indian_Removal_(Trail_of_Tears)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Trail_of_Tears
gptkbp:approvedBy gptkb:Indian_Removal_Act_of_1830
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Trail_of_Tears_National_Historic_Trail
gptkbp:destination gptkb:Indian_Territory
present-day Oklahoma
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:settlement_of_Indian_Territory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Indian Removal (Trail of Tears)
gptkbp:impact cultural trauma
population decline
loss of ancestral lands
gptkbp:involvedGroup gptkb:Cherokee
gptkb:river
gptkb:Chickasaw
gptkb:Choctaw
gptkb:Seminole
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Indian_Removal_Act
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Worcester_v._Georgia
gptkbp:occurredIn 1830s
gptkbp:precededBy Indian Removal Act passage
gptkbp:purpose open land for white settlers
gptkbp:resistantTo gptkb:John_Ross
gptkb:Cherokee_Nation
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:migration
thousands of deaths
gptkbp:route over 1,000 miles
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Andrew_Jackson
gptkbp:subjectOf books
documentaries
films
memorials
museum exhibits
oral histories
poems
academic studies
artworks
historical research
public education
songs
commemorative events
government apologies
reparations discussions
gptkbp:tookPlaceIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:victim over 4,000 Cherokee
thousands overall
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fort_Smith
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5