How do the descriptions of people sorting out their belongings prior to leaving for california affect the reader?

People sorting out their belongings prior to leaving for California were honestly devastating. Moving across the entire country either of fear of slavery. Also the Native Americans had to move their belongings from Eastern and Southeastern states to move west in order to make room for the New Settlers that were hostile to the Native Americans out of greed. That is what I remember but your question is talking about some reading you did so you would have to read the passage again and try to re-answer.