Bell Ringer Date: February 18th, 2016 Copy down the homework for this week. Vocab is due Tomorrow! 2) Copy down missing information from worksheet F11 from yesterday. Voters from states choose electors State Legislatures chose Parties hold nominating conventions Congress held a caucus Ordinary people should vote and hold office.

What were some customs the Cherokee adopted? When Andrew Jackson became President, more than 100,000 Native Americans still lived east of the Mississippi River. Many were farmers or lived in towns. The Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, and Creek nations lived in parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. The Cherokee had adopted some white customs. Aside from farming, they ran successful businesses, such as grain and lumber mills. Some could speak and read English. Many had converted to Christianity. What were some customs the Cherokee adopted?

To government leaders, the presence of Native Americans in the Southeast stood in the way of westward expansion of the United States. Furthermore, the Native Americans lived on fertile land. White farmers wanted that land for growing cotton.

Policies to move Native Americans from their lands dated from the Presidency of Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson hope the movement would be voluntary. He believed that moving west was the only way the Native Americans could preserve their cultures. After the War of 1812, the federal government signed treaties with several Native American groups of the Northwest. Under those treaties, the groups gave up their lands and moved west of the Mississippi River. Why would Jefferson believe moving West was the only way for Native Americans to preserve traditions?

However, the Native American groups of the Southeast would not move However, the Native American groups of the Southeast would not move. President James Monroe suggested a plan to move all Native Americans living east of the Mississippi to land west of it. However nothing came of the plan… Yet, year by year, pressure on the Native Americans grew. By the 1820’s, many white southerners were demanding that Native Americans be removed by force… Predict… What will happen to Native Americans living in the Southeast Untied States?

Trail of Tears Station Activity Directions Remember your Number Write down what Nation you belong to…. 1 – Cherokee 4 – Creek 2 – Chickasaw 5 - Seminole 3 – Choctaw 6 - Common

Trail of Tears Station Activity Directions Work together with your tribe to complete each station You will have about 8 minutes at each station We will rotate Clockwise Once time is up you will have time to reflect on this activity…

Trail of Tears Station Activity Keep in Mind as you complete this.. Was the forced Indian Removal right or wrong? Why or why not?