What was the outcome of the Trail of Tears?

The outcome of the Trail of Tears was that the Native Americans were essentially removed from the Southeast and relocated to what was then Indian Territory across the Mississippi.  They were not able to keep all of Indian Territory in the long run as whites moved out across the continent.  Regardless of what happened with Indian Territory, the Trail of Tears resulted in the removal of Native Americans from the Southeast.  During this removal, thousands...

The outcome of the Trail of Tears was that the Native Americans were essentially removed from the Southeast and relocated to what was then Indian Territory across the Mississippi.  They were not able to keep all of Indian Territory in the long run as whites moved out across the continent.  Regardless of what happened with Indian Territory, the Trail of Tears resulted in the removal of Native Americans from the Southeast.  During this removal, thousands of Indians died due to harsh conditions along the way.

As white settlers spread out across the Southeast, they came to covet lands that the Native Americans owned.  The Native Americans of the Southeast had become relatively settled and “civilized” and were, in fact, known as the “Five Civilized Tribes.”  Even though these tribes had become sedentary and had adopted many European ways, the white settlers still wanted them off the land. They wanted to appropriate the land for themselves.  Therefore, they pushed the government to move the Indians out of the Southeast.  The government eventually did this, forcing the tribes to move to what is now Oklahoma.  Thousands died along the way, giving rise to the name “Trail of Tears.”

The outcome of this event was that the Native Americans were removed from the South and white settlers (and their black slaves) had the land all to themselves.