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The Trail of Tears
This PowerPoint presentation has been created to make you
aware of a tragic time in our nations history… A time not so
very long ago. In fact, this piece of American history
occurred only a century and a half ago.
As you follow along, use the Trail of Tears Fact Guide
to gather information.
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Trail of Tears
Scavenger Hunt
On this journey you will discover some
startling facts about a tragic time in this
country’s history. A time where people
were treated unfairly because of their
heritage and culture.
Follow our “Trail” to uncover important
information and complete this Trail of
Tears Scavenger Hunt. Use your “Fact
Guide” to record your discoveries. 3
Below you will find one websites followed by five questions.
Click on the link and search the site to find the answers to the
questions.
Http://ngeorgia.co
m/history/nghisttt.
html
1. What is the symbol of
the “Trail Where They
Cried?”
2. Where did the
Cherokee call home?
3. In what year did
congress pass the
“Indian Removal Act?”
4. In what month did the
Trail of Tears begin for
most Cherokee?
5. What was discovered
on Cherokee land?
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Andrew Jackson’s First Annual
Message to Congress 1829
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/documents/d
octranscripts/document_25_transcript.htm
6. How does Jackson
describe the US policy
towards the Native
Americans?
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Chief John Ross
7. Find 3 interesting facts
about John Ross using the
link below!
•Http://www.ngeorgia.com/pe
ople/ross.html
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Treaty of Echota 9. Who was representing the
Cherokee?
10.They were asking for the
right to ____, the right to
hold _____ & the right to
______?
11.March 1835, who
negotiated a treaty.
12.They accepted a payment
of what and …..
http://ngeorgia.com/history/ch
erokeehistory7.html
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Major Ridge
8. Read to discover 3
important details about
Major Ridge’s life and
how it effected the
Cherokee.
•Http://www.ngeorgia.com/
people/ridge.html
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Follow the “trail” below to find a map showing three
ways the Cherokee traveled to their new home.
Http://www.ngeorgia.
com/history/trailoftea
rsmap2.html
13. Find the three ways
the Cherokee
traveled to their
new homeland.
14. Which way do you
think would have
been easiest.
Why? 9
Who is this Person?
15. Click on the link
below to find out who
this person is and
what his important
accomplishment
was?
Http://ngeorgia.com/his
tory/alphabet.html
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What’s important?
16. The Cherokee were herded out so quickly they were
not given time to pack their belongings. They were
only able to take the belongings they could grab in a
hurry and carry with them. You are given a 3 feet by
3 feet piece of cloth.
Which of your personal belongings will you take with
you and why? Remember, you will have to carry the
items you choose for many miles.
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Aftermath
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail_of_Tears
17. Where did the Cherokees initially settle after
their journey?
18. How many died?
19. How do Cherokee rank today?
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