1. LF US History 2-23-15 Objective Agenda Native American Removal
Trail of Tears
Bellwork: Separate Slide
Lecture
Collage Assignment

2. Bellwork Use the following words: Westernization Religion Race
Government
Literature
Technologies
Expansion

3. President Jackson
The election that made Jackson President was the first in which all white men could vote.
Before that time, voting was reserved for only white men who owned land.
Many of the new voters chose Jackson because they felt he was a common man like them.

4. Indian Removal of 1830 1830 Congress passed the Indian Removal Act.
East of the Mississippi River must leave their lands and move to Indian Territory. (Current day Oklahoma)
President Jackson signed the law and ordered the Choctaws, Creeks, Seminoles, Chickasaws, Cherokees, and other tribes to leave their lands.

5. The Fight Against Removal
Many tribes fought against removal.
The Seminoles of Florida with the help of runaway slaves struggled to keep their land.
Many of the Seminoles were either killed or forced to leave their homes.

6. The Cherokee Nation
The 15,000 Cherokees made up one of the richest tribes in the U.S.
Many Cherokees owned small farms, and a few had large plantations where Africans were enslaved.
They had their own government with a Constitution and elected leaders.
Gold was discovered on Cherokee lands in Settlers poured in to stake their claims.

7. Cherokees Fight Removal
The Cherokee nation, led by Chief John Ross, fought back in the U.S. courts.
Their case went all the way to the Supreme Court.
In 1832, Chief Justice John Marshall ruled that the U.S. should protect the Cherokees and their land in Georgia.

8. Jackson’s Response
Instead of supporting the court ruling, President Jackson ignored it.
President Jackson sent soldiers to remove the Cherokees to the Indian Territory.
By late 1838, soldiers had forced the last group of Cherokees to leave their lands.
Their journey to the Indian Territory became known as the Trail of Tears.

9. Trail of Tears – A 116 Day Journey
The Cherokees traveled more than 800 miles through North Carolina and Georgia through Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, and Arkansas.
The journey ended on March 26, 1839.
More than 4,000 Cherokees had died of cold, disease, and lack of food during the 116-day journey.

14. Indian Territory

15. Trail of Tears Collage Directions Words
The trail of tears generally brings about emotion and intense opinions. Use these, to create a Collage representing your feelings.
Picture/Slogan/Statement/sayings
The following words/events/people need to be addressed in your collage
Andrew Jackson (Common Man)
Manifest Destiny (expansion)
Christianity (God given right)
Race
Education
Government (voting/law)
Technologies
1830 N. Am Removal Act
Trail of Tears March 26, 1839
John Marshall (disapproved)
Oklahoma (ford escort)
Gold
116 days
4,000 Died
800 Miles