What did the Cherokees not have in 1838?

Joseph Vann, known as "Rich Joe", was a wealthy Cherokee whose large plantation at Springplace GA was worked by hundreds of African slaves. He was an ally of Chief John Ross and was a frequent...

TRAIL OF TEARS! come on that one was easy:)

the trail of tears.

The trail of tears

I know that the Cherokee's were removed from their homeland, and forced into make-shift forts, where most of the 4000 deaths accurred due to lack of food and the cold, but what was the trail really...