The Trail of Tears and Andrew Jackson Primary Source Analysis takes students to a letter written by a U.S. soldier during the removal of the Cherokee natives in 1838. This is a first hand account describing how soldiers ripped people out of their homes and forced them to march over 2,000 miles, leaving 4,000 dead. Students then look at a political cartoon featuring President Jackson and the Cherokee and asks students to ponder why it is important to learn about “bad history” with the good. This