Question: what was the journey of the cherokee to indian territory called
Answer: Cherokee removal , part of the Trail of Tears , refers to the forced relocation between 1836 and 1839 of the Cherokee Nation from their lands in Georgia , South Carolina , North Carolina , Tennessee , Texas , and Alabama to the Indian Territory ( present day Oklahoma ) in the then Western United States , and the resultant deaths along the way and at the end of the movement of an estimated 4000 Cherokee .