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Trail of Tears Internet Scavenger Hunt Activity WebQuest
Directions: Click on the following link to answer the questions!
http://www.warpaths2peacepipes.com/history-of-native-americans/trail-of-tears.htm
Andrew Jackson and the Trail of Tears
1. Andrew Jackson signed the _________________________________
Act into law in 1830, which authorized the President to
negotiate treaties to buy tribal lands in the east in exchange for
lands further west.
Trail of Tears – The 1830 Indian Removal Act
2. The Indian Removal Act of 1830, signed by Andrew Jackson,
started the removal of the Five Civilized Tribes. Name three of
the five tribes.
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
Trail of Tears – The Treaty of New Echota
3. The Treaty of New Echota surrendered all Cherokee land to the
United States for how much money?
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
4. The Cherokee nation was expected to move west to an
____________________________________. The journey would be
known as the Trail of Tears.
Trail of Tears – The Removal of the Cherokee
5. How many troops of General Scott Winfield moved into
Cherokee country in May 1838?
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_____________________________________________________________
6. Farms that had belonged to the Cherokees for generations
were won by ___________________________ in a lottery.
Trail of Tears – Preparation for the Journey
7. The help that the Cherokee people had on the journey
covering the ___________________ miles of the Trail of Tears
consisted of ____________ wagons and carts,
____________________ horses and just over ______________ oxen.
8. When did the removal of the Cherokee begin?
_____________________________________________________________
The Story of the Trail of Tears – Disease and Infection
9. The Cherokee were ill prepared for the march of the Trail of
Tears. No provisions were made for either shelter or sanitation.
List 3 different diseases that the Cherokee were subject to on
the Trail of Tears.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
10. Who were among the first people to die along the Trail of
Tears?
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
The Story of the Trail of Tears – The Cherokee Death Toll
11. Nearly how many Cherokee died on the Trail of Tears?
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
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Name: ______________________________________________________ Date: ____________________
Trail of Tears Internet Scavenger Hunt Activity WebQuest
Answer Key
Directions: Click on the following link to answer the questions!
http://www.warpaths2peacepipes.com/history-of-native-americans/trail-of-tears.htm
Andrew Jackson and the Trail of Tears
1. Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act into law in
1830, which authorized the President to negotiate treaties to
buy tribal lands in the east in exchange for lands further west.
Trail of Tears – The 1830 Indian Removal Act
2. The Indian Removal Act of 1830, signed by Andrew Jackson,
started the removal of the Five Civilized Tribes. Name three of
the five tribes.
Choctaw
Seminole
Creek
Chickasaw
Cherokee
Trail of Tears – The Treaty of New Echota
3. The Treaty of New Echota surrendered all Cherokee land to the
United States for how much money?
$5.6 million
4. The Cherokee nation was expected to move west to an Indian
reservation. The journey would be known as the Trail of Tears.
Trail of Tears – The Removal of the Cherokee
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5. How many troops of General Scott Winfield moved into
Cherokee country in May 1838?
7,000 troops
6. Farms that had belonged to the Cherokees for generations
were won by white settlers in a lottery.
Trail of Tears – Preparation for the Journey
7. The help that the Cherokee people had on the journey
covering the 1,000 miles of the Trail of Tears consisted of 600
wagons and carts, 5,000 horses and just over 100 oxen.
8. When did the removal of the Cherokee begin?
November of 1838
The Story of the Trail of Tears – Disease and Infection
9. The Cherokee were ill prepared for the march of the Trail of
Tears. No provisions were made for either shelter or sanitation.
List 3 different diseases that the Cherokee were subject to on
the Trail of Tears.
Smallpox
Malaria
Measles
Cholera
Whooping Couch
Influenza
Pneumonia
10. Who were among the first people to die along the Trail of
Tears?
The young, weak, elderly, and the sick.
The Story of the Trail of Tears – The Cherokee Death Toll
11. Nearly how many Cherokee died on the Trail of Tears?
4,000
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