CHAPTER ONE The Cherokee Nation 4 CHAPTER TWO Arrival of the Europeans 10 CHAPTER THREE The Trail of Tears 20 CHAPTER FOUR Life after Resettlement 32 Key Locations 42 Stop and Think 44 Glossary 46 Learn More 47 Index 48 About the Author 48 CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE THE CHEROKEE NATION in the early 1800s Native American people known as Cherokees lived in the southeast United States But many European immigrants were arriving or had already arrived in America They wanted land of their own Between 1830 and 1839 the Cherokee people were forced to leave their homelands The US government moved them west to Oklahoma The journey was long and hard Thousands of Cherokees The Trail of Tears was a devastating and tragic time for the Cherokee
