Examine the image. It's an artist’s representation of the Trail of Tears from a museum in Oklahoma. an illustration showing the journey of the Cherokee tribe during the Trail of Tears

Now imagine you are leading a group of students around a museum and arrive at this image. Write a brief explanation of what you would tell the students to help them understand the history of this image. Use your interpretation of the image, information from the map above, the tutorials you've completed in this unit, and the sources linked above. Here are some questions to help you get started:

Where did the journey shown most likely begin?
Where are these people going, and why?
What challenges did the people on this journey face, and how did they overcome them?
What most likely happened to these people when they reached their destination?
What historical events motivated this journey?
How did this journey shape history after it?
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