Excerpt from cherokee indian ancestry us dept. of the interior about 200 years ago the cherokee indians were one tribe, or "indian nation" that lived in the southeast part of what is now the united states. during the 1830's and 1840's, the period covered by the indian removal act, many cherokees were moved west to a territory that is now the state of oklahoma. in order to be most precise in meaning, the underlined phrase labeled (1) should be changed to a) many cherokees moved west to a territory that is now the state of oklahoma. b) many cherokees were moved west to a territory that is now the state of oklahoma. c) many cherokees had to be moved west to a territory that is now the state of oklahoma. d) the u. s. government moved many cherokees west to a territory that is now the state of oklahoma.