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Tennessee History For Kids

Tennessee History for Kids: Sycamore Shoals

For Students 3rd - 8th
If you listed the most important places in Tennessee history, this would be near the top. The Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park in Elizabethton preserves some of the land where the Watauga Association was formed, where the Transylvania...
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Teaching Tennessee History: Lesson Plans for the Classroom Volume v [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
These series of lesson plans provide information about cultures in conflict, the Revolutionary Era on the Cherokee frontier.
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Missouri State University

Delaware Town: Removal Era

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of the removal of American Indians living east of the Mississippi River beginning in the late 1700s. Initially, these removals were voluntary, resulting from treaty negotiations. In 1830, Congress passed the Indian Removal...
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Missouri State University

Delaware Town: Trail of Tears

For Students 9th - 10th
Read details about the history of the Cherokee Trail of Tears in Missouri, a major event in U.S. history.
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Son of the South

Son of the South: Indian Tribes

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about various Indian tribes including the Sioux, Cherokees, Comanches. Cheyennes, Creeks, Seminoles, and Apaches.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Native American Relations in Texas: Bowl to Sam Houston, August 16, 1836

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a letter through which Chief Bowl of the Cherokees writes to Sam Houston, hoping to have a face-to-face meeting with him concerning Native American relations. Includes an image of the original letter as well as line-by-line...
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Read Works

Read Works: Talking Leaves

For Students 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a Native American named Sequoyah who created a writing system for the Cherokee language in 1809. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Trail of Tears National Historic Trail

For Students 9th - 10th
National Park Services provides an overview of the Trail of Tears, a nine state wide stretch of America the Cherokee Indians were pushed across by the Federal government in the 1830s.
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Appalachian Nonfiction for Children and Young Adults

For Students 3rd - 8th
Much of this bibliography focuses on Cherokee heritage and history.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Historic Indian Tribes of Alabama

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson plan will focus on researching, analyzing, and comparing the culture of four Indian tribes from Alabama's history. The rich culture of the Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, and Choctaw Indian tribes contributed to the rich history...
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Cherokee High: Throw a Wedding for Romeo and Juliet

For Students 9th - 10th
This web quest is designed for a 9th grade English class to throw a Romeo and Juliet style wedding. The site has links for five different areas of wedding planning are given. Includes grading information and presentation details.
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Other

Kansas History: The Last Land Rush

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of the land rush onto the Cherokee Strip, land sold by the Cherokees to the U.S. government in 1891.
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Other

Crystalinks: Trail of Tears

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed information on the Trail of Tears which refers to the forced relocation of the Cherokee Native American tribe to the Western United States in 1838-39. This tragic event resulted in the deaths of an estimated 4,000 Cherokee...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Trail of Tears: The Indian Removals

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Cherokee were not the only Native Americans affected by the Indian Removal Policy. Read about the Sac and Fox Indians in Illinois, and the Seminole in Florida. In addition, read about the many attempts, including a law suit filed by...
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Tennessee History For Kids

Tennessee History for Kids: Nancy Ward

For Students 3rd - 8th
She was born as a member of the Cherokee tribe sometime around 1738, and at that time her name was Nanyehi. As a young woman she took part in battles against other Native American tribes, and largely because of this she became a leader...
Activity
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Trail of Tears

For Students 3rd - 5th
Use this site to learn more about the Cherokee's journey from their home and why it's called the Trail of Tears.
Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Trail of Tears

For Students 9th - 10th
The article provides facts and information about the tragic journey of the Cherokee tribe and other members of the Five Civilised Tribes called the "Trail of Tears" with key dates and a map.
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Curated OER

Texas Cherokee, Tuchee

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a wide range of unique and interesting articles and online books which focus on various aspects of Texas' history. Content ranges from the first people of Texas to the presidency of Anson Jones to a look at one of the...
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Curated OER

Map of the Cherokee Indians in 1765

For Students 3rd - 8th
This website provides an overview of Georgia's early years. Includes: information on the Indian tribes which inhabited Georgia before it was settled by Europeans, the purposes behind Oglethorpe's settlement, maps, and links to further...
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Other

Civics Resources: Worcester v. Georgia

For Students 9th - 10th
In December 1829, President Andrew Jackson announced his Indian removal proposal in an address to the U.S. Congress. In 1830 Congress passed the Indian Removal Act, which authorized the president to grant the Indians unsettled lands west...
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Tn Gen Web Project: Indian Land Cessions in the American Southeast

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed maps of Indian land cessions of the Indians in the Southeast.
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Other

Applit: Resources for Appalachia Literature

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Resources for readers and teachers of Appalachian literature for children and young adults that includes lesson plans, texts, bibliographies, and so on.
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Digital History

Digital History: Explorations: Indian Removal

For Students 9th - 10th
In this exploration, students will examine the federal policy toward American Indians, why President Jackson introduced the Indian Removal Policy, Native American resistance to removal, and the human meaning of removal.
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US National Archives

Our Documents: President Andrew Jackson's Message, 'On Indian Removal'

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive image of the original document through which President Andrew Jackson called for "Indian Removal," in 1830. Includes transcription as well as background and overview of the text and results of the Indian Removal policy.

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