Trail of Tears
Statistics about the Trail of Tears
Native American History Statistics By the Numbers
Number of Cherokees marched to present-day Oklahoma on the Trail of Tears: 16,000
Number of Cherokees who died on the Trail of Tears: 4,000
Total number of Indians removed or scheduled for removal during Andrew Jackson's presidency: 90,000
Estimated total land held by the Creeks under the 1790 Treaty of New York: 80,000 square miles
Total land held by all Native Americans on reservations in 1908: 81,270 square miles
In 1800, estimated Native American population of what would become the continental United States: 600,0004
In 1900, Native American population of the continental United States: 248,253
Number of Cherokees marched to present-day Oklahoma on the Trail of Tears: 16,000
Number of Cherokees who died on the Trail of Tears: 4,000
Total number of Indians removed or scheduled for removal during Andrew Jackson's presidency: 90,000
Estimated total land held by the Creeks under the 1790 Treaty of New York: 80,000 square miles
Total land held by all Native Americans on reservations in 1908: 81,270 square miles
In 1800, estimated Native American population of what would become the continental United States: 600,0004
In 1900, Native American population of the continental United States: 248,253
Question
How many Native Americans died on the Trail of Tears?
Answer
The “Trail of Tears” refers specifically to Cherokee removal in the first half of the 19th century, when about 16,000 Cherokees were forcibly relocated from their ancestral lands in the Southeast to Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) west of the Mississippi. It is estimated that of the approximately 16,000 Cherokee who were removed between 1836 and 1839, about 4,000 perished.
How many Native Americans died on the Trail of Tears?
Answer
The “Trail of Tears” refers specifically to Cherokee removal in the first half of the 19th century, when about 16,000 Cherokees were forcibly relocated from their ancestral lands in the Southeast to Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) west of the Mississippi. It is estimated that of the approximately 16,000 Cherokee who were removed between 1836 and 1839, about 4,000 perished.