1. Indian Removal Act

2. Bell Ringer Review: What was Worcester vs. Georgia all about? Take out a piece of paper, pg. 30 INDIAN REMOVAL ACT

3. Housekeeping Binder Checks on Friday– same format as usual See me after school today if you want help organizing your binder (room 310, until about 4pm) Grades pulled early next week

4. Objective Explain what the Indian Removal Act was and analyze excerpts from the document. You will do this by reading from the original text as well as applying knowledge already learned in class

5. Worcester vs. Georgia Cherokee sued the government of Georgia for taking their land Worcester vs. Georgia - Supreme Court rules Georgia’s actions are illegal and that the Cherokee can stay

6. Indian Removal Act (pg. 30) Signed into law by Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830, authorizing the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders.

8. Indian Removal Act (pg. 30) A few tribes went peacefully (and many voluntarily), but many in Southeast resisted the relocation policy Poor mistreatment from the whites Jackson was patronizing

9. Indian Removal Act Seminoles and Creeks resisted Cherokees tricked, Chickasaws eventually went too Removed 46,000 Natives/spent $10 million to do so

10. Reading Read the clauses (what is a clause?) and answer questions. We will go over at the end of class. Put answers in your own words.

11. Exit Slip What was the Indian Removal Act all about? Was it right for the US government to remove the indigenous people from their lands? Why or why not?

12. Trail of Tears During the fall and winter of 1838 and 1839, the Cherokees were forcibly moved west by the United States government. Approximately 4,000 Cherokees died on this forced march, which became known as the "Trail of Tears.