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Cadron Settlement Park Tragedies In History
Reflecting upon my experience at the Cadron Settlement Park, I perceived the Cherokees’ experience that the Trail of Tears were presented, yet the difficulties that these Native Americans faced were misconstrued throughout the Trail of Tears site. Andrew Jackson’s pledge to forcibly move the Native Americans to a location west of the Mississippi River resulted in the Indian Removal Act in 1830. One of the largest tragedies in history, this act of relocating tribes such as the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek, Seminole, and Choctaw is known as the Trail of Tears. These tribes passed through Cadron during their treacherous relocation. With over 14,000 Cherokees being relocated and 4,000 deaths; therefore, the Cadron Settlement Park should be a significant

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