Question

What were the 4,000 silent graves an example of?

Answer 1

The 4000 silent graves were an example of the cruelty of General Winfield Scott towards the aboriginal Cherokees.

Explanation:

• The summer of 1838 rose to be the worst for the Cherokee Indians.

• Their clashes with the American Army that was trying to clear the lands off Cherokess inhabited by them for centuries resulted into a great loss to the side of Cherokees.

• Over 4000 Cherokee men were killed brutally by the American Army.

• The Cherokees who were fighting for their land with weapons like swords and spears were fired at with guns and killed to make them flee to elsewhere.