Answer:
The correct answer is D. South Carolina.
The Trail of Tears did not pass through South Carolina. It passed through the following states:
• Tennessee
• Kentucky
• Illinois
• Missouri
The Cherokee were forcibly relocated from Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama, and Tennessee to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma). Their forced march did not pass through South Carolina.
So the states that were NOT part of the Trail of Tears were:
D. South Carolina
The other options (Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky) were states that the Trail of Tears passed through.
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