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Name: ______________________________________________________ Date: ____________________
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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