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Here are the teacher pack items for Government Policies on Native Americans:
Overview In this experience, students learn about the events leading up to the Indian Removal Act of 1830 and the subsequent removal of the Southeastern Native American Tribes, including the Cherokee who were evacuated in 1838 in a journey described as the “Trail of Tears.” Then, students compare life for the Native Americans before and after the Indian Removal Act. Students will collaborate in small groups for scene 1 through scene 4. Divide them into their small groups before beginning the experience. Objectives:
Native Americans lived in the southeastern United States for many generations before the white settlers came to live there. For many years Native Americans made their homes, cultivated the land and raised their children in the rich land of Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, and Florida.
Objectives:
What observations can you make about the journey of the southeastern Native Americans? Have one person from your group record your observations here.
Ask student groups to share their observations. Some students might note that the journey looked long and difficult, or that the Native Americans ended up settling in an area that was much smaller than the areas they had previously lived in.
