“ By threat, deceit, and force, these great tribal nations were made to march 1,000 miles [1,600 km] to the west, leaving thousands of their old, their young and their infirm in hasty graves along the Trail of Tears. ”
وذكر انه « عن طريق التهديد والخداع والقوة ،‏ أُجبرت هذه القبائل الكبيرة على السير مسافة ٠٠٠‏,١ ميل [٦٠٠‏,١ كيلومتر] باتجاه الغرب .‏