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Cherokee Nation: Inter Tribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes

For Students 9th - 10th
The Inter-Tribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes represents the Cherokee, the Chickasaw, the Choctaw, the Muscogee, and the Seminole Nations in ensuring their rights are respected by the United States government. It also promotes...
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Digital History

Digital History: Georgia and the Cherokees [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The Cherokee nation was one of the Five Civilized Tribes in the Southeast. Read about their achievements, the state of Georgia's attempts to annex their lands, and ultimately, President Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Bill. [pdf]
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US National Archives

Nara: Teaching With Documents: Indian Territory, 1885

For Students 9th - 10th
An 1885 map showing the holdings of the many Indian tribes displaced to the Indian Territory. From the National Archives.
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US National Archives

Our Documents: Dawes Act (1887)

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the development, purpose, and effect of the Dawes Act, which was also known as the General Allotment Act. This site has images of the original document.
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Scholastic

Scholastic History Mystery: States and Territories: Indian Territory

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students try to guess the mystery subject Carlotta Facts, the History Mystery Museum's professor, is studying. They read the clues, do some online and offline research, and then attempt to identify the game's mystery subject, the Indian...
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Curated OER

Etc: Georgia Claims and Spanish Boundary, 1776 1802

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Georgia and Spanish Florida showing the boundaries established and territorial disputes between 1776 and 1802. The map shows the undisputed territory on the Atlantic, the disputed territory by Georgia and the United States...