Trail of Tears & Indian Removal Bundle (Comic & Map Lessons, Primary Source)

THIS IS A MUST-HAVE FOR ANY TEACHER LOOKING TO MAKE THE EVENTS OF INDIAN REMOVAL AND THE TRAIL OF TEARS ACCESSIBLE AND VISUALIZED ON A MAP. STUDENTS FOLLOW ALONG WITH SIMPLE STEP-BY-STEP DIRECTIONS TO CREATE THEIR OWN DETAILED MAPS BY THE END.

***GOOGLE COMPATIBLE***

1) Drag and Drop the Word Doc or PowerPoint into Google Drive

2) Then Go to "FILE", and SAVE AS "GOOGLE SLIDES" or "GOOGLE DOCS"

This download includes all three of the following...

1) INDIAN REMOVAL PRIMARY SOURCE DOCUMENT:

This download includes both PDF and MS WORD formats.

The document includes the text of the 1830 Indian Removal Act passed by the U.S. Congress authorizing President Andrew Jackson to negotiate with the tribes of the Southern States (Seminoles, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, Cherokee). There are seven text-dependent questions to help students through the text.

2) INDIAN REMOVAL & TRAIL OF TEARS MAP ACTIVITY

This download comes with a blank map of the Southern United States in both PDF and MS WORD format, AND a 25-slide PowerPoint that guides students in adding relevant information to their maps.

By the end of the lesson, students will have a color-coded map of former territories, trail locations, and new Oklahoma Indian Territories of the Five Civilized Tribes (Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Seminole, Creek). There is also a writing prompt with key terms for students to put on the back of their maps.

3) INDIAN REMOVAL & TRAIL OF TEARS COMIC ACTIVITY

This series of 20 PowerPoint slides guides students through events surrounding the 1830 Indian Removal Act and the subsequent removal of the Five Civilized Nations. The directions allow students to create 6 comic strip boxes on a blank piece of paper, to use academic language, draw visuals, captions, etc.

***Designed for classrooms, ideal for distance learning as well #distancelearningTpT