As a shield volcano, Olympus Mons resembles the shape of the large volcanoes making up the Hawaiian Islands. The edifice is about 600 km (370 mi) wide. Because the mountain is so large, with complex structure at its edges, allocating a height to the structure is difficult.
A Brief History of the Trail of Tears. Migration from the original Cherokee Nation began in the early 1800âs. Some Cherokees, wary of white encroachment, moved west on their own and settled in other areas of the country.
By 1700, the Cherokee Nation claimed most of the land in southwestern Virginia, but they were forced to give up their land to the United States government in 1768 under the Treaty of Hard Labor. Through the Indian Removal Act in 1830, the Cherokee were forced to relocate on foot to Oklahoma. Thus, the Trail of Tears.