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Why was it a hardship for the native americans to move? (the trail of tears)

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They had to leave the lands where they and their ancestors had lived for many generations after being defeated and moved out by the American settlers. Not only was it sad, but it was also a difficult journey.
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Because it meant leaving their ancestral land.
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