Cherokee Trail of Tears

Students interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this Native American instructional activity, students read about the Cherokee dilemma and Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Act....

Prepare your class for an exam on the age of Jackson. Not Michael Jackson, Andrew Jackson. Pupils' focus will be guided by 40 different prompts that have them looking up vocabulary words, cross-referencing important names and events, and...

How did Native American nations exhibit resilience as they were forcibly relocated from their homelands in 1830? Pupils read two interview excerpts from the Trail of Tears Diary and discuss what Native Americans fought to preserve along...

In this Native American history worksheet, students respond to 14 short answer questions about Cherokee removal polices and the Trail of Tears.

Students examine the many times in U.S. History in which a group of people were displaced. As a class, they discuss the differences between immigration, deportation, resettlement and internment. Using the internet, they research the...

Students investigate the Trail of Tears. In this United States history instructional activity, students identify the reason for removing the Cherokee Nation and role play a modern day situation similar to the Indian Removal Act. Students...

Private John G. Burnett was one of the American soldiers involved in the forced removal of the Cherokee from their lands in the south to Oklahoma. His account of this experience, “A Soldier Recalls the Trail of Tears” provides the text...

Students read brief history of the Cherokee Indians, watch the Unto These Hills video, analyze artwork and read excerpts from Native Americans & government officials during the Indian Removal, and write an essay supporting or...

Students examine executive power. In this Indian Removal instructional activity, students listen to their instructor present a lecture regarding the "Trail of Tears". Students respond to discussion questions regarding the lecture.

Making use of primary and secondary sources, amateur historians research the Cherokee removal from their homeland and their "Trail of Tears". Using their notes from textbook readings and historical newspapers, learners create a poster...