The Trail of Tears was a tragic event in U.S. history. The govt. forced several native American tribes from their land to territory west of the Mississippi, including the Cherokee, who were marched through part of Kentucky.

You can read the Treaty of New Echota at the following: https://cherokeeregistry.com/treaty-of-new-echota-1835/

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