Which statements about the Trail of Tears are supported by evidence in this document? Check all that
apply.
Many of the aged Indians were suffering extremely from
the fatigue of the journey, and the ill health consequent
upon [resulting from) it. ... Several then were quite ill,
and an aged man, we were informed, was then in the last
struggles of death
... A great many ride horseback and multitudes (many]
go on foot... with heavy burdens attached to the back-
on sometimes frozen ground, and sometimes muddy
streets, with no covering for the feet except what nature
had given them
-Indian Removal, 1972
Several American Indians were forced to walk the
entire journey
Only men were forced to leave, while women and
children stayed behind,
Warm weather kept the death toll low despite the
long journey
An extremely cold winter contributed to the deaths
of many people.
American Indians were forced to carry their
supplies.