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Indian Removal Act
In 1830 the US government passed a law allowing the government the right to force Indians to leave their lands.
Most of the Indians didn't want to leave, so in response the government sent their army to get the job done. -
Supreme Court
After being told to leave, the Cherokee Indians went to the Supreme Court and won the trial. It made the Indian Removal Act invalid, illegal, unconstitutional and against treaties previously made by the United States. -
Andrew Jackson
Even though the Supreme Court said no more, president Andrew Jackson had his army capture any Cherokee they could find and have them moved at once. During this time the Supreme Court did nothing to stop Andrew. -
The trail of tears
The Cherokee didn't stand a chance against the army and had to walk away from their territory. On their journey the lost 4000 people, that's why it's called the trail of tears.
