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Trail of Tears — OCR GCSE History B Definition | GradeGen

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Trail of Tears

GCSE History · key term

Trail of Tears

Definition

The name associated with the forced removal and suffering of Indigenous peoples, especially the Cherokee removal beginning in 1838.

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OCR GCSE History B · J411

Paper 3

Revise: Removal of indigenous people

OCR History B past papers

Related key terms

Assimilation
Indian Removal Act
Indian Territory
Indigenous peoples
Treaty

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