Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: American Experience: We Shall Remain, Trail of Tears

9th - 10th
After being ousted from their south eastern land in 1838 the Cherokee survived the move and developed a strong new life in Oklahoma as illustrated in this video.
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Trail of Tears

9th - 10th
In this video segment adapted from American Experience: "We Shall Remain," reenactments help tell the story of how the Cherokee people were forced from their lands in the southeast. The U.S. government initially promised the Cherokee and...
Instructional Video
Other

You Tube: Trail of Tears National Historic Trail

9th - 10th
The forced removal of the Cherokee Nation from the SE United States reveals one of the darkest chapters in American history. Stories of hardship, endurance, love, and loss come alive as a grandfather experiences removal with his...
Instructional Video
A&E Television

History.com: Trail of Tears

3rd - 8th
Find out how Andrew Jackson's controversial Indian Removal Act paved the way for The Trail of Tears. [3:21]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1800 1848: Jacksonian:spoils, Bank War, Trail of Tears

9th - 10th
In the final video in this series, Kim discusses Andrew Jackson's presidency and how he attempted to increase the power of the executive branch. A growing movement of opposition to Jackson coalesced into the Whig Party, which employed...