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The Trail of Tears Photographs and information from discoveryed. com and pbs.org/teachers

When and What? 1836 -1839 Nearly 173 years ago Over 16,000 Cherokee were forced to move west of the Mississippi River

Why? President Andrew Jackson’s Indian Removal Act 1830 This act required several Native American nations to move westward to Oklahoma Their native land was valuable for white settlement Population and settlement was growing Gold was found on Cherokee land and the American government wanted that commodity

President Andrew Jackson “ John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it! ... Build a fire under them. When it gets hot enough, they'll go. ” —-Andrew Jackson, 1832, The Trail of Tears Across Missouri

Where? The Cherokee were moved from Georgia, Texas, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Alabama They were moved to “Indian Territory” which is now known as Oklahoma This trip was about 2,500 miles.

Devastating Impact Somewhere between 4,000 and 15,000 Cherokee died They faced hunger, exhaustion, disease Cherokee were separated from their native lands Had to adapt to new environment

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Think Pair Share What was significant about the Trail of Tears? What was the impact on North Carolina after the relocation of the Cherokee? How would you have reacted?