1. I will check to see how much you got done!
Bell Ringer Date: February 19th, 2016
Hand in the Vocabulary Homework or any missing work.
2) Take out Indian Removal (F12) worksheet from yesterday. You will have a short amount of time to complete this activity.
I will check to see how much you got done!

2. Trail of Tears Station Activity
Directions
Work to finish each station. Documents are on the front desk.
You will have about 8 minutes to finish this activity.

3. What were some white customs the Cherokee adopted?
They were Buddhists, owned lumber and grain mills.
They learned to read and write English.
They adopted Christianity and owned lumber and grain mills.
They created their own nation with laws and money system.

4. Why did farmers in the South want Native American lands?
They didn’t want Natives living among them.
They wanted to grow corn, squash, and other vegetables
They wanted to expand ever growing cities
They wanted the land for cotton farms
Why did farmers in the South want Native American lands?

5. Why would Thomas Jefferson believe moving West was the only way for Native Americans to preserve traditions?
He believed they would come in conflict with Americans living near them.
He believed it was in their best interest to save their culture
He believed that if they didn’t, they would all die.
He believed it was a great idea.

6. Indian Removal Review
Q: What was the Indian Removal Act? A: The Indian Removal Act was passed by Congress on May 28, 1830, during the presidency of Andrew Jackson. The law authorized the president to negotiate with southern Indian tribes for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their ancestral homelands. Many were forced to leave their homelands and move West to Oklahoma.

7. Indian Removal Review
Q: Why would the United States want to force Native Americans to move? A: The concept of Manifest Destiny. It’s a period of American expansion that the United States not only could, but was destined to, stretch from coast to coast (sea to shining sea). This attitude helped fuel western settlement, Native American removal and war with Mexico.
Why would the United States want to force Native Americans to move?

9. Indian Removal Review – Station B

10. Indian Removal Review – Station B

11. Indian Removal Review – Station C

12. Indian Removal Review – Station C

13. Trail of Tears Station Activity
Writing Wrap Up: (On the Back)
Was the Indian Removal Act right or wrong? Why or why not?
(Explain in 6-10 sentences)

14. The Bank War & Questions of States Rights
To finish up today, you will get started on Chapter 10 Section 4.
Turn to page 362 in your textbook

15. Answer these 4 Questions with a partner on a piece of paper…Pg
Why did many Americans dislike Banks? Who was their most powerful enemy?
How did Jackson win reelection in 1832?
What issues arose of balancing federal and state power over the years?
How does the 10th amendment limit federal powers?