Trail of Tears Pairs
*Start - Do - Finish
model-- students who get right to work and remain on task through the end of the
period will receive full credit. . . or else. . . (Students
who are off task will receive reduced credit.
Reduced credit can be increased by submitting the completed assignment
along with a description of an important fact, a DV connection description and a
related researched fact. Please be
productive with our time!)
*Each student must record answers on their own paper.
Part A) Watch this video: T of T VT
1) Describe a taste, smell and sound that go with the video.
2) How does the video feel? Explain.
Part B)
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1) What was the penalty for violating the Cherokee Blood Law?
2) How long had the Cherokees lived in the hills of Georgia?
3) The Cherokees adopted a set of laws modeled after the?
4) The discovery of what made the Cherokees land more valuable?
5) What U.S. President wanted the Cherokees to move to a different location?
6) Public land set aside for Native Americans is called a what?
7) In 1830, the U.S. Congress passed what law to move the Native Americans west?
8) Native Americans had to move across what river?
9) What current state was given to Native Americans for as long as "grass grows and water runs".
10) Who went to Washington D.C. to defend Cherokee rights?
11) Who decided that Cherokees had a constitutional right to their land?
12) The Cherokees who signed an agreement with Georgia to hand over land became known as what?
13) According to Sequoyah, what gave white people their power?
14) During the journey west, about one out how many Cherokees died?
15) The Cherokee journey west became known as what?
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16) Who was Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in 1831?
17 In 1831, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the Cherokee and in favor of what state?
18) In the Worcester case, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Georgia, stating that who had a right to the land?
19) Who refused to enforce the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Worcester?
20) The state of Georgia was allowed to drive the Cherokees to what modern state?