The "Trail of Tears" refers to:
A)systematic discrimination against Latino/as
B)the fact that white slaves were made wards of the government
C)a long line of segregationist policies against African Americans
D)a disastrous forced migration of Native Americans

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The "Trail of Tears" refers to the forced relocation of Native American tribes, including the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole, from their ancestral lands in the southeastern United States to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) in the 1830s. This relocation was a result of the Indian Removal Act signed into law by President Andrew Jackson in 1830, leading to the death of thousands of Native Americans due to disease, starvation, and exposure during the journey.

The "Trail of Tears" Refers To