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    Forced Removal: Causes and Effects of the Trail of Tears
    Forced Removal: Causes and Effects of the Trail of Tears
    Forced Removal: Causes and Effects of the Trail of Tears
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    Forced Removal: Causes and Effects of the Trail of Tears

    By Heather E. Schwartz

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    American Indians and white Americans had been living near each other for hundreds of years. But in 1830 the U.S. government forced Indians from their homes in the East. Many would die on their journey west, which became known as the Trail of Tears. How would it affect their lives and change the United States?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCapstone Young Readers
    Release dateMay 1, 2019
    ISBN9781496664747
    Forced Removal: Causes and Effects of the Trail of Tears
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    Heather E. Schwartz

    When Heather E. Schwartz was thirteen years old, she tracked down several lead orphans from the 1983 movie "Annie" and interviewed them by phone. As an adult, she realized she could apply those same early instincts to a career as a journalist and writer. She is the author of more than 35 nonfiction children's titles, published by Lerner Publishing Group, Capstone Press, Teacher Created Materials, Lucent Books, and Tangerine Press, a Scholastic imprint. She has written articles for National Geographic Kids and Discovery Girls. In addition, she developed the content for KidsGetArthritisToo.org, the juvenile section of the Arthritis Foundation's website. Other credits in the children's market include articles for Teen, Girls' Life, and All About You magazines. Additionally, Ms. Schwartz is a former editor at Bridal Guide magazine, co-author of Bridal Guide Magazine's How to Choose the Perfect Wedding Gown (Warner, 2004), and contributor to The Takeout Cookbook (Knock Knock 2007).

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      Forced Removal - Heather E. Schwartz

      Cause and Effect: American Indian History: Forced Removal by Heather E. Schwartz

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      COVER

      TITLE PAGE

      FORCED REMOVAL

      WHAT CAUSED THE TRAIL OF TEARS?

      MILITARY ACTION

      WHAT EFFECTS DID THE TRAIL OF TEARS HAVE?

      TIMELINE

      GLOSSARY

      READ MORE

      CRITICAL THINKING USING THE COMMON CORE

      INDEX

      COPYRIGHT

      BACK COVER

      FORCED REMOVAL

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      Those who survived the forced move called it Nunna daul Isunyi—the Trail Where They Cried. Today it is called the Trail of Tears.

      White Americans and American Indians shared land in the New World for centuries. Over several hundred years they’d learned to live together in settled states east of the Mississippi River.

      But in 1830 U.S. President Andrew Jackson made a decision. Members of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes would be removed from their homes in the Southeast. Their land in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and Tennessee would be given to white

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