The "Trail of Tears" was an intentional act of ______________.

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The Trail of Tears was the forced migration of tens of thousands of Native Americans, mainly Cherokee, from their ancestral lands in the southeastern United States to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) in the 1830s. This forced displacement was carried out under the Indian Removal Act of 1830, which was promoted by President Andrew Jackson and aimed at clearing the way for white settlers to expand into the fertile lands of the southeastern states. The Trail of Tears was a clear act of forced migration, which resulted in the deaths of thousands of Native Americans due to disease, starvation, and exposure. While it can be argued that the policy of Indian removal was also aimed at assimilation and/or promoting pluralism, the Trail of Tears itself was a deliberate act of forced migration. There is no evidence to suggest that it was a deliberate act of genocide.

The "Trail of Tears" Was an Intentional Act of ______________