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Information Sheet:
Trail of Tears Statistics
Directions: The following are statistics
from 13 Cherokee groups that left under their own supervision. Use this
information to determine the number of days for each journey and the percent
of survivors for each group. Then, compare the different groups.
| Leader |
Departed |
Arrived |
# Departed
|
# Arrived
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| Hair Conrad |
Aug. 23, 1838 |
Jan. 17, 1839 |
729
|
654
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| Elijah Hicks |
Sept. 1, 1838 |
Jan. 4, 1839 |
858
|
744
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| Jessy Bushyhead |
Sept. 3, 1838 |
Feb. 27, 1839 |
950
|
898
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| John Benge |
Sept. 28, 1838 |
Jan. 17, 1839 |
1200
|
1132
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| Situwakee |
Sept. 7, 1838 |
Feb. 2, 1839 |
1250
|
1033
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| Old Field |
Sept. 24, 1838 |
Feb. 23, 1838 |
983
|
921
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| Moses Daniel |
Sept. 30, 1838 |
Mar. 2, 1839 |
1035
|
924
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| Choowalooka |
Sept. 24, 1838 |
Mar. 5, 1839 |
1150
|
970
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| James Brown |
Sept. 10, 1838 |
Mar. 5, 1839 |
850
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717
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| George Hicks |
Sept. 7, 1838 |
Mar. 14, 1839 |
1118
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1039
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| Richard Taylor |
Sept. 20, 1838 |
Mar. 24, 1839 |
1029
|
942
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| Peter Hildebrand |
Oct. 23, 1838 |
Mar. 24, 1839 |
1766
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1311
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| John Drew |
Dec. 5, 1838 |
Mar. 18, 1839 |
231
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219
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