Nineteenth-Century America in Art & Literature

Trail of Tears NAME: DATE:

Research the effects of the Indian Removal Act of 1830 on the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Cree, Seminole, Mohawk, or another tribe and answer the following questions: Where did the tribe live originally? What was life like before they were forced to leave their land? Where were they relocated? How did daily life change in their new homes? On this sheet of paper, write your findings in one or two short paragraphs and add drawings to illustrate your answers.

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