Question

What was the Trail of Tears? A. The route cowboys took to transport cattle to and from markets in the East B. The route used by American Indians being forcibly relocated west of the Mississippi River C. The trail used by thousands of immigrants and pioneers to travel westward D. The symbolic trail of women suffragists as they fought to gain the right to vote

Answer 1

The answer is B. The route used by American Indians being forcibly relocated west of the Mississippi River, this is following the enforcement of the Treaty of New Echota, an agreement signed under the provisions of the Indian Removal Act of 1830, which exchanged Indian land in the East for lands west of the Mississippi River.