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In 1838, the Potawatomi Native Americans were forced by the government to make a 660 mile walk to Kansas from northern Indiana. Many Native Americans died durring the walk and it was therefore called the trail of death.
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Many Native Americans were forced to give up land east of the Mississippi River because of Jackson's Indian removal plan. The were forced to migrate to present-day Oklahoma. Many had to deal with hunger, disease, and exhaustion. Out of the 15000 Cherokees forced to leave, 4000 died.
