1. WHY DID THE TRAIL OF TEARS HAPPEN?

2. WAS INDIAN REMOVAL A GOOD THING FOR THE U.S.? FOR NC?

3. WAS INDIAN REMOVAL THE RIGHT THING TO DO?

Essential Questions:

Examine Map on p. 198 of History Alive! Black textbook and answer the questions in your notebook as entry BLANK

**INDIAN REMOVAL NOTES**A. Andrew Jackson President (1829-1837)B. “Five Civilized Tribes” - East of Mississippi

River1) Creek2) Cherokee3) Chickasaw4) Choctaw5) Seminole

C. Tribes assimilated to white culture - gave up hunting, learned to read and

write,agreed to peace, Cherokee gov. modeled

after US Constitution

1830 – The Indian Removal Act –Trail of Tears – forced relocation of tribes - federal army forced tribes west of Mississippi River to the “Indian Territory”

- 17,000 Cherokee travel; 4000 Cherokee die on trail

- most walked and lacked supplies, blankets, shoes, etc

PATTERN: US- Native relationshipi. Natives have landii.US gov wants itiii.US gov uses military to

relocate Nativesiv.Some Natives agree & others

fightv. Natives lose land, lives, and

culture.vi.Repeat.

1. WHY DID THE TRAIL OF TEARS HAPPEN?2. WAS INDIAN REMOVAL A GOOD THING

FOR THE U.S.? FOR NC?3. WAS INDIAN REMOVAL THE RIGHT

THING TO DO?

Essential Questions:

THESIS STATEMENT=YOUR OPINION+ SUPPORTING REASONS1. The Trail of Tears happened

because reason 1, reason 2, and reason 3.

2. Indian Removal was a blank thing because reason 1, reason 2, and reason 3.

3. Indian Removal was/was not the right thing to do because reason 1, reason 2, and reason 3.

TURN YOUR THESIS STATEMENT INTO A PARAGRAPHOutline:Thesis StatementReason 1 with evidenceReason 2 with evidenceReason 3 with evidenceConcluding Sentence