Which of the following best describes the first battle of bull run?
union forces staged a surprise attack but were forced to retreat.

union forces staged a surprise attack and defeated confederate forces.

confederate forces staged a surprise attack and defeated union forces.

confederate forces staged a surprise attack but were forced to retreat.

At the First Battle of Bull Run, General McDowell lead a Union force on a march towards the Confederate capital at Richmond. Near the Bull Run River, McDowell encountered an encamped Confederate force under the command of PGT Beauregard. McDowell staged a surprise attack with his forces. However, fierce fighting from both sides lead to the Confederate army winning the field, and the Union forces being forced to retreat towards DC.

Cherokee  removal, part of the trail of tears, refers to the  forced  relocation between 1836 and 1839 of thecherokee  nation from  their lands ingeorgia, south carolina, north carolina, tennessee, texas, and alabama to the indian territory (present day oklahoma)  in  the thenwestern united states, and the resultant deaths