The Trail of Tears

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAWyfikAndA

When did the Trail of Tears happen?

1830-1850

How many Native Americans were forced to relocate during the Trail of Tears?

100000

Where were the ancestral homelands of the Native Americans forced to relocate during the Trail of Tears?

Southeastern US

Where did the Native Ameriacans relocate to during the Trail of Tears?

Indian territory in present-day Oklahoma

What resulted in the Trail of Tears?

Indian Removal Act of 1830

Who signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

President Andrew Jackson

How did the Cherokee nation react to the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

By challenging the court

Was the Cherokee nation successful in challenging the court following the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

No

How did the Cerokee relocate during the Trail of Tears?

On foot

How many people died on the Trail of Tears?

Thousands

What caused thousands to die on the Trail of Tears?

Disease, hunger, and exposure

The Trail of Tears was a ______ event in American history

Devastating and tragic

What did the Trail of Tears forever alter?

Lives of Native American tribes and their descendants

What does the Trail of Tears serve as a reminder of today?

Destructive effects of forced assimilation on indigenous people