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Trail Of Tears

Published on Dec 15, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

THE TRAIL OF TEARS

AND THE INDIAN REMOVAL ACT
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WHAT WAS IT?

KEY WORDS: FORCED RELOCATION

GENERAL INFO

  • *Indian Removal Act of 1830
  • *Passed by Andrew Jackson
  • *relocation from eastern Tennessee to Oklahoma
  • Those that adapted stayed
  • Many died on the way
  • term came from Choctaw description
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QUIZ

  • In what year was the Indian Removal Act passed?
  • The natives relocated from _____ to _____.
  • Who passed the Indian Removal Act?
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ANSWERS

  • 1830
  • Tennessee to Oklahoma
  • Andrew Jackson
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