why do you think the trail from cherokees lands to the indian territory is known as the trail of tears ? please help this is due in 9 mins

In 1838 and 1839, as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee Indians' lands was held hostage by the states and the federal government. The Cherokee Indians were forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma. The Cherokee people called this journey the "Trail of Tears," because of its devastating effects.

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