1. Cherokee Indians
“Trail of Tears”
Sonya Marie Spencer

2. Content Area: Social Studies
Grade Level: 5
Summary: The purpose of this power point is to have student understand what took place during the 1830 Indian Removal Act, when the Cherokee Indians were removed from their homes on the east side of Mississippi River.
Learning Objectives: Given websites that contains facts about the Cherokee Indians, the 1830 Indian Removal Act and President Andrew Jackson and his participation, students will analyze material within the website to answer questions within power point at 100% accuracy.
Content Standard 5.31Analyze the appeal of the Great Plains to settlers and immigrants, including geographical factors, railroads, homesteading rights, and the absence of American Indians.
ISTE Standards: Use digital- imaging technology to modify or create works of art for use in a digital presentation. (1, 2, 6)

3. Facts:
Go to this website to learn about Andrew Jackson’s controversial decisions during the time of the Trail of Tears.
Indian removal took place in the Northern states as well. In Illinois and Wisconsin, for example, the bloody Black Hawk War in 1832 opened to white settlement millions of acres of land that had belonged to the Sauk, Fox and other native nations.
Andrew Jackson had been an advocate of what he called “Indian removal.” In 1830, he signed the Indian Removal Act, which gave the federal government the power to exchange Native held land in the cotton kingdom east of the Mississippi.

4. Facts
Explore this website for additional facts about the Trail of Tears.
Over a 100,000 Native Americans were required to move because of the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
It is said that more than 4,000 Cherokee men, women, and children died of hunger, disease, or exposure.
Andrew Jackson was the President of the United States during the time that the 'Trail of Tears' was made, but it was Martin Van Buren who was president when it really took place. Jackson is accused for it to this day.

5. Video
Click the link below to watch a video filled with facts about “The Trail of Tears”.
Be sure to take notes for the small quiz at the end of this lesson.

6. Question
Between 1800 and 1830, how many treaties did the Choctaw sign?
Zero
Three
Eight
Eleven

7. CORRECT! Yes, Between 1800 and 1830, the Choctaw signed eight treaties, each time being forced to give more of their land.

8. Question When did Congress pass the Indian Removal Act? 2015 1830 1990
1600

9. CORRECT!
Yes, In 1830, Congress passed the Indian Removal Act, which gave Indians new claim to an area in Oklahoma that was called Indian Territory.

10. Question Where was the primary source of goods for Indians located?
Georgia
The Forts
Indian Removal Act
Tennessee

11. CORRECT!
Yes, The forts were the primary source of goods for Indians. The forts was promised in the treaties with the government.
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12. INCORRECT!
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13. Where was the primary source of goods for Indians located ?
Georgia
Tennessee
Florida
The Forts

14. Summary
In this lesson students will learn the five Indian tribes that were affected by the Indian Removal Act of After watching two videos, they will know the geographic route where the “Trail of Tears” started and ended.
Students will have learned why the land east of Mississippi River was so important for the growth of the United States and the decisions made by President Andrew Jackson to force Indians from their homes.
The student will have read, viewed, and taken notes from the video from slides three and five to obtain pertinent information of the Indian Removal Act and the Indian tribes that were affected.

15. Works Cited Page Facts/Information Sites: Pictures:
Pictures:
indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com