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Trail of Tears

Maps

Map 1: Land occupied by Southeastern Tribes, 1820s.
Map 2: Cherokee Removal Routes

Readings

Reading 1: The Cherokee Nation in the 1820s
Reading 2: "You cannot remain where you now are...."
Reading 3: "Every Cherokee man, woman or child must be in motion..."

Visuals

Photo 1: Major Ridge House
Photo 2: John Ross House
Illustration 1: Artist's Conception of a Cherokee Homestead, early 1830s.
Photo 3: Rattlesnake Springs
Photo 4: Trail Remnant on the Land Route
Tocqueville's Letter Dec. 25, 1830

Extra Credit Opportunties

Indian Removal Activities

Additional Resources

Trail of Tears National Historic Trail
Tribal Partners Websites
Cherokee Nation
New Echota State Historic Site
Chief Vann House Historic Site
Library of Congress: Indian Land Cessions
Indian Affair Laws and Treaties
Digital Library of Georgia
Tribal Preservations Program
National Museum of the American Indian