Crossing the Appalachians
Florida
President Andrew Jackson
Seminole Wars
Indian Relocation
The Indian Removal Act of 1830
"At the beginning of the 1830s, nearly 125,000 Native Americans lived on millions of acres of land in Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina and Florida–land their ancestors had occupied and cultivated for generations. By the end of the decade, very few natives remained anywhere in the southeastern United States. Working on behalf of white settlers who wanted to grow cotton on the Indians’ land, the federal government forced them to leave their homelands and walk thousands of miles to a specially designated “Indian territory” across the Mississippi River. This difficult and sometimes deadly journey is known as the Trail of Tears." You can read more by reading the link below from the History Channel, and by reading more on the history of the Cherokee on their website:
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What was the Trail of Tears?When the Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson in 1830, he effectively forced thousands of Native Americans off of their land and out of their homes. Now, they needed a place to live, and this Edpuzzle describes their horrific journey on the Trail of Tears: |