Trail+of+Tears

=Map of the Trail of Tears = =Find out more about the Trail of Tears by viewing this interactive map named "Removal of the Southeast Tribes; 1820-1840". =

= = =Trail of Tears = =Find out more about the Trail of Tears from this detailed website. Make sure that you scroll down the screen to find a variety of helpful article links. =

=National Park Service- Trail of Tears National Historic Trail = =Remember and commemorate the survival of the Cherokee people, forcefully removed from their homelands in Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee to live in Indian Territory, now Oklahoma. They traveled by foot, horse, wagon, or steamboat in 1838-1839. =

=PBS Learning: We Shall Remain = = = =In this video segment adapted from American Experience: "We Shall Remain," reenactments help tell the story of how the Cherokee people were forced from their lands in the southeast. There are additional video clips that you can view about the Trail of Tears on this page also. =

=Digital History- Explorations: Indian Removal = =This website focuses on U.S. government policies about Native American Tribes from the times of President Jefferson to the Trail of Tears. Click on the different tabs and links to find out more about the U.S. government sponsored removal of Native American tribes from the South to Oklahoma. =

=Andrew Jackson as the Great Father Political Cartoon = =Read more about this political cartoon that mocks Andrew Jackson and his Native American removal policies. =

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