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Indian Removal and the Trail of Tears

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Indian Removal and the Trail of Tears

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    1. Indian Removal and the Trail of Tears

    2. Black Hawk War 1827 - US govt says all Native Americans must leave Illinois Chief Black Hawk of the Sauk refuses, saying no one can own land US settlers moved into village when they were away hunting After Sauk attacks, US troops drive out Indians

    3. Indian Removal Act President Jackson pushes Congress to force Indians to move west of the Mississippi Congress established Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) as the new Indian homeland US govt creates Bureau of Indian Affairs

    4. John C. Calhoun

    5. Cherokee Indians Lived peacefully in the Appalachian Mountains of Georgia and Tennessee Adopted culture of whites - wrote and spoke English Had own written language and newspaper Based their government on the U.S. Constitution

    6. Cherokee Sue For Land 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

    7. President Andrew Jackson

    8. Trail of Tears Georgia govt. smashes in Cherokee printing press US troops move 18,000 Cherokee at gunpoint 800 miles from 1838-1839 25% of Cherokee died - most elderly and children

    10. Trail of Tears Assignment Students will write a letter to President Jackson trying to persuade him to allow the Cherokee to stay on their land. Detail earns points - cover emotion, fears, pain, and successes with colorful adjectives and adverbs Provide at least 3 historically accurate points in your paper related to the Cherokee and their removal Your paper should be at least one page in length and be written as a formal letter addressed to President Jackson. Due next class

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