1. TRAIL OF TEARS AND THE SOUTHWEST
Fourth Grade

2. Directions
Click on the link on each slide to learn about the Trail of Tears.
Answer the questions on each slide on the answer sheet.
Hand the answer sheet in at the end of class
If you finish early, try some of the extra activities at the end.
This scavenger hunt will help you understand the history of the Cherokee’s forced relocation to the Indian Territory.

3. Andrew Jackson Click here to learn about Andrew Jackson.
Andrew Jackson was the ______ president of the United States.
When was Jackson president?
What was the result of Jackson’s quick temper?

4. Indian Removal Act of 1830
Click here to learn about the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
What were the consequences of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
How did the Cherokee’s fight back against their land being taken away?

5. History of the Trail of Tears
Click here to learn about the trail of tears history.
How many Cherokee’s were forced to leave their homeland?
Where were the Native American’s forced to move to?

6. Trail of Tears Map
Click here to view the route the Cherokee’s traveled along the Trail of Tears.
How many detachments of Cherokee’s traveled by a water route?
Describe what happened at Charleston on the trail of tears?

7. John Ross Click here to learn about John Ross.
What is John Ross’s Cherokee name and what does it mean?
How did John Ross try to help the Cherokee people from loosing their land?
How do you think John Ross felt as he led his fellow Cherokee’s to the Indian Territory?

8. Enrichment Click here to practice map readings skills.
Click here to learn about others who else moved out west to the Indian Territory in Oklahoma.