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La Vojo de Larmoj signifas la perfortaj aliloĝadoj de Indianoj (Ĉoktoj, Ĉerokoj, kaj aliaj en la "Kvin Civilizaj Triboj") de ties hejmlando en Georgio al la Indiana Teritorio (nuntempa Oklahomo) en Okcidenta Usono, kiu kaŭzis la mortojn de pli ol 4.000 Indianoj. En la ĉeroka lingvo, la evento estas nomata Nunna daul Isunyi, "la vojo kie ili ploris". La ĉerokoj ne estis la solaj Indianoj perforte elmigrigitaj kiel rezulto de la etna polurado de Usono. Aliaj indiĝenaj amerikanoj de la Indianaa Teritorio kaj Florido ankaŭ estis forigitaj. La Seminoloj de Florido batalis kontraŭ Usono per gerilo, sed venkiĝis post la morto de ties estimata tribestro Osceola.

The Seminole Nation in Florida fought a guerrilla war with the United States when they refused to leave their land. They had beat the Americans for over a year but lost due to the loss of their beloved and brave chief Osceola. The phrase, “Trail of Tears”, is sometimes used to refer to similar events endured by other Indian people, especially among the Five Civilized Tribes. The phrase originated as a description of the forcible removal of the Choctaw nation in 1831..

The Cherokee Trail of Tears resulted from the enforcement of the Treaty of New Echota, an agreement signed under the provisions of the Indian Removal Act of 1830 which exchanged Native American land in the East for lands west of the Mississippi River, but which was never accepted by the elected tribal leadership or a majority of the Cherokee people. Nevertheless, the treaty signed into law by President Andrew Jackson, was imposed by his successor President Martin Van Buren who allowed Georgian state troops to round up about 17,000 Cherokees in concentration camps before being sent to the West. Most of the deaths occurred from disease in these camps. After the initial roundup, the U.S. military still oversaw the emigration until they met the forced destination