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1 The Indian Removal Act of 1830
Presented By: Jonathan Amanda Sarah Steven Dan M.

2 Geography of this Area This area included 1,881miles north to south and 860 miles east to west. The top is how it looked before the Europeans came. The bottom one is after the Revolutionary War. The average low temperature was 54 degrees It was mountainous, it has a plateau, has a valley area, and contains a plain.

3 The Trail of Tears There were many people supporting his approval.
The Trail of Tears was located in Georgia. The tribes that were involved in this were located in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas and Kentucky. .

4 The Indian Removal Act was…
A period of forcible removal first started with the Cherokee Indians in the state of Georgia. In 1802, the Georgia Legislature signed a compact giving the federal government’s all of her claims to western lands in exchange for the government’s pledge to extinguish all Indian titles to land within the state. The Cherokee Indian tribes had a substantial part of land in Georgia that they had for many generations though. They were worried about losing their land so they forced the issue by adopting a written constitution. This document proclaimed that the Cherokee nation had complete jurisdiction over its own territory. He suggested that laws be past so that the Indians would have to move west of the Mississippi River.

5 The Trail of Tears II Within 10 years of the Indian Removal Act, more than 70,000 Indians had moved across the Mississippi. Many Indians died on this journey. The term “Trails of Tears” was given to the period of ten years in which over 70,000 Indians had to give up their homes and move to certain areas assigned to tribes in Oklahoma. The tribes were given a right to all of Oklahoma except the Panhandle. Unfortunately, the land that they were given only lasted till about 1906 and they were forced to move to other reservations. Many people died on this journey. The tribes walked all day and had very little rest. The Cherokee, Chicksaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole Indians were all affected. . .

6 Andrew Jackson The Indian Removal Act happened on May 26, 1830.
Surprisingly Andrew Jackson the 7TH president was for this law. He said the Native Americans should be moved for their own good.

7 Weapons of the Cherokee
Some of the weapons they used were the tomahawk, bow and arrow, axes, and knives also widdled sticks . They used the weapons for war, battles and hunting. They hunted deer, elk, duck, bear, birds, rabbits, frog , wolves and coyotes. Other tribes used these weapons because they refused to give up their land. The most famous was The 3 Semenole wars before and during the Indian Removal Act of 1830.

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9 CREDITS!!!!!!! Mrs. Sottnik Mrs. Lucchesi Mrs. O’Hara References:
SPECIAL THANKS to ……. Mrs. Sottnik Mrs. Lucchesi Mrs. O’Hara References: The Trail Of Tears by Micheal Burgan The Relocation of the North American Indian By John Dunn


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