Trail of Tears Activity

Step-by-Step Check for Understanding

 

Step One:

1.Based on the maps, what observations can you make about the extent of Cherokee lands from the time period before European colonization through the mid 19th century?

 

 

 

 

2.What do you think are possible reasons for the changes?

 

 

 

 

Step Two:

1. Find at least 3 examples of how Jackson "justifies" the Indian Removal Act.

 

 

 

 

2. How is the removal of the Cherokee people different from other eastern tribes?

 

 

 

 

Step Three:

1. Based on Samuels memory, record at least 4 specific things that happened on the Trail of Tears that he experienced.

 

 

 

 

2. What do you think would be some of the possible long-term effects of this action on the Cherokee people? List at least 4.

 

 

 

 

3. Looking at the painting, list at least 5 things that this painting shows about the Trail of Tears experience.