TRAIL OF TEARS:
The 5 W's of What You Need to Know
Who, What, When, Where and WHY
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WHAT is The Trail of Tears?
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WHAT Else Happened?
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WHEN Did These Events Take Place?
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WHERE?
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Key Players: WHO?
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WHAT Happened?
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The Trail of Tears was the removal of Native American tribes from the homelands in an aggressive and inhumane way by the White settlers.
This was due to the increase in interest of the areas in the Southeast United States following the Gold Rush.
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U.S. Supreme Court held in 1832 that the Cherokee Indians were people holding certain rights as a nation
It did not end up protecting the Cherokees from being removed from their native lands in the Southeast U.S.
1830
Congress passes The Indian Removal Act proposed by Andrew Jackson
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Southeast United States of America
After Jackson’s 1830 Indian Removal Act, a group of Cherokees known as the Treaty Party signed a treaty with the government.
The Treaty Party was made up of Major Ridge, his sons and his brother.
In 1835, The Treaty of New Echota gave up all Cherokee land to the United States for .6 million
This led many Native nations on the road to removal, which was called “The Trail of Tears”
References
Alchin, L. (n.d.). Trail of Tears. Retrieved March 29, 2015, from http://www.warpaths2peacepipes.com/history-of-native-americans/trail-of-tears.htm
Garrison, Tim A. “Cherokee Removal.” New Georgia Encyclopedia. 09 September 2014. Web. 29 March 2015.
Historical Documents: The Trail of Tears. (n.d.). Retrieved March 29, 2015, from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h1567.html
History.com Staff. (2009, January 1). Trail of Tears. Retrieved March 29, 2015, from http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/trail-of-tears