Many of the aged Indians were suffering extremely from the fatigue of the journey, and the ill health consequent upon [resulting from] it. . . . Several then were quite ill, and an aged man, we were informed, was then in the last struggles of death. . . .

. . . A great many ride horseback and multitudes [many] go on foot . . . with heavy burdens attached to the back—on sometimes frozen ground, and sometimes muddy streets, with no covering for the feet except what nature had given them.

–Indian Removal, 1972

Which statements about the Trail of Tears are supported by evidence in this document? Check all that apply.

Several American Indians were forced to walk the entire journey.
Only men were forced to leave, while women and children stayed behind.
Warm weather kept the death toll low despite the long journey.
An extremely cold winter contributed to the deaths of many people.
American Indians were forced to carry their supplies.

The first one is correct because Andrew Jackson played a major part to the Indian removal when the Cherokee signed the contract Andrew had a whole French army to guide the Indians on foot to Oklahoma.

There were a lot of challenges the Indians faced especially weather like winter did kill a big amount of them. On top of that they were forced carry their own supplies then again some of them actually use their livestock to drag their supplies. I hope this helped :]