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Native Americans and Indian Removal Act Is Andrew Jackson doing this for the good of the Indians or for the white settlers? Do you see Andrew Jackson working.

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1 Native Americans and Indian Removal Act Is Andrew Jackson doing this for the good of the Indians or for the white settlers? Do you see Andrew Jackson working for the common people or making himself more king like? What is the Indian Removal Act and why was it unconstitutional? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUILURVoPhw

2 Think back What did Jackson claim he wanted for the Natives?

3 Indian Removal Act US army forced Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi 15,000 Cherokees forced

4 Is this what Jackson promised in his annual message to Congress?

5 Well... If the natives would have become civilized could they have stayed? STOP –Read article about the 5 tribes removed

6 The Cherokee Nation After 1820

7 Indian Removal

8 Please read the article removed and complete the Native American Removal handout STOP

9 Worcester Nation vs. Georgia Cherokee sued George * Georgia couldn’t make a law to remove them because the constitution says only the United States Federal Government had the power to deal with foreign nations * Federal Government made treaties for them to stay Supreme Court & John Marshall agreed. Natives don’t have to leave!

10 Worcester vs. Georgia Jackson’s response, “John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it!

11 Is this legal?

12 Trail of Tears Let’s read a couple of accounts. STOP

13 Questions? What did you discover? How many natives do you think died on the nation?

14 Let’s look at some statistics! Directions: The following are statistics from 13 Cherokee groups that left under their own supervision. Use this information to determine the number of days for each journey and the percent of survivors for each group. Then, compare the different groups.

15 http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/workshops/legends/ TTstats_hndout.html

16 Fight BACK! Seminole War: Florida –Chief Osceola started fighting the United States army 1817, ended in 1818 –2nd war 1835-1845 –3rd war ended 1858, it’s over

17 Question Do you think the US government left the natives alone after they moved them west of the Mississippi!

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