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

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The "Trail of Tears" involved forcibly removing Native American tribes from their ancestral lands in the southeastern United States and relocating them to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma). The relocation process was marked by violence, disease, and death, making it a clear example of forced migration. While the relocation was partly intended to assimilate Native American tribes into American society, the primary goal was to remove them from their land and make way for white settlement. While the Trail of Tears was a tragic and devastating event, it was not considered to be genocide as the intention was not to completely eliminate Native Americans as a group.

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