The Trail of Tears

1838 - 1839

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The Trail of Tears

This PowerPoint presentation has been created to make you

aware of a tragic time in our nations history… A time not so

very long ago. In fact, this piece of American history

occurred only a century and a half ago.

As you follow along, use the Trail of Tears Fact Guide

to gather information.

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Trail of Tears

Scavenger Hunt

On this journey you will discover some

startling facts about a tragic time in this

country’s history. A time where people

were treated unfairly because of their

heritage and culture.

Follow our “Trail” to uncover important

information and complete this Trail of

Tears Scavenger Hunt. Use your “Fact

Guide” to record your discoveries. 3

Below you will find one websites followed by five questions.

Click on the link and search the site to find the answers to the

questions.

Http://ngeorgia.co

m/history/nghisttt.

html

1. What is the symbol of

the “Trail Where They

Cried?”

2. Where did the

Cherokee call home?

3. In what year did

congress pass the

“Indian Removal Act?”

4. In what month did the

Trail of Tears begin for

most Cherokee?

5. What was discovered

on Cherokee land?

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Andrew Jackson’s First Annual

Message to Congress 1829

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/documents/d

octranscripts/document_25_transcript.htm

6. How does Jackson

describe the US policy

towards the Native

Americans?

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Chief John Ross

7. Find 3 interesting facts

about John Ross using the

link below!

•Http://www.ngeorgia.com/pe

ople/ross.html

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Treaty of Echota 9. Who was representing the

Cherokee?

10.They were asking for the

right to ____, the right to

hold _____ & the right to

______?

11.March 1835, who

negotiated a treaty.

12.They accepted a payment

of what and …..

http://ngeorgia.com/history/ch

erokeehistory7.html

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Major Ridge

8. Read to discover 3

important details about

Major Ridge’s life and

how it effected the

Cherokee.

•Http://www.ngeorgia.com/

people/ridge.html

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Follow the “trail” below to find a map showing three

ways the Cherokee traveled to their new home.

Http://www.ngeorgia.

com/history/trailoftea

rsmap2.html

13. Find the three ways

the Cherokee

traveled to their

new homeland.

14. Which way do you

think would have

been easiest.

Why? 9

Who is this Person?

15. Click on the link

below to find out who

this person is and

what his important

accomplishment

was?

Http://ngeorgia.com/his

tory/alphabet.html

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What’s important?

16. The Cherokee were herded out so quickly they were

not given time to pack their belongings. They were

only able to take the belongings they could grab in a

hurry and carry with them. You are given a 3 feet by

3 feet piece of cloth.

Which of your personal belongings will you take with

you and why? Remember, you will have to carry the

items you choose for many miles.

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Aftermath

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail_of_Tears

17. Where did the Cherokees initially settle after

their journey?

18. How many died?

19. How do Cherokee rank today?

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The Trail of Tears

Nunna de la tsen sia

The trail where they cried!

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