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Look at the route that the Cherokee took on the Trail of Tears. Consider that they traveled on foot during the winter of 1838. What might explain why so many died during this journey?​

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The migrants faced hunger, disease, and exhaustion on the forced march. Over 4,000 out of 15,000 of the Cherokees died. The trail also happened in the winter, and where they traveled was too cold.

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