Who were among the first people to die along the Trail of Tears?

4,000 Cherokee people died of cold, hunger, and disease on their way to the western lands.

Explanation:

nothing certain is known about what happened, but it seems that the country declined gradually, perhaps due to bad government, or, more likely, due to a series of bad harvests, which resulted in widespread and recurrent famine.

b.lincoln had the victory he wanted for emancipation