The "Trail of Tears" refers to the forced
A) segregation of African Americans.
B) migration of Native American Indians.
C) relocation of Jewish Americans.
D) internment of Japanese Americans.

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The "Trail of Tears" refers to the forced relocation of thousands of Native American Indians from their ancestral lands in the southeastern United States to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) in the 1830s. The relocation was a result of the Indian Removal Act of 1830, which sought to move indigenous peoples westward to make land available for white settlers. The journey was extremely difficult and resulted in the deaths of thousands of Native Americans due to disease, starvation, and exposure.

The "Trail of Tears" Refers to the Forced