How did General Winfield Scott remove the Cherokee from the west?

General Winfield Scott oversaw the forced removal of the Cherokee from their ancestral lands in the 1830s, a process known as the Trail of Tears. Following the Indian Removal Act of 1830, he implemented a military campaign to enforce the relocation, which involved the use of troops to round up Cherokee families and escort them to designated Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma. The journey was marked by extreme hardship, suffering, and significant loss of life due to exposure, disease, and starvation. Scott's actions reflected the broader policy of Indian removal prevalent at the time.