About how many Cherokee died along the Trail of Tears in 1838?

About 4,000.

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  1. About 4,000 ✔
  2. About 40,000
  3. About 400

Why: Approximately 4,000 of the 16,000 relocated Cherokee died along the way in 1838.

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Answer: About 4,000. Approximately 4,000 of the 16,000 relocated Cherokee died along the way in 1838.

  1. History of the United States en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States
    approximately 4,000 of the 16,000 relocated Cherokee dying along the way in 1838
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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