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A Look at the Trail of Tears

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		Tar Heel Junior Historian Article, Online

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Starting in 1838 the United States government forcibly removed thousands of Cherokee from their homes east of the Mississippi River. Many died on the long journey to their new home in Oklahoma, but around a thousand people escaped and remained in the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee. This article appeared in the Fall 2005 issue of Tar Heel Junior Historian magazine. Available now at: http://www.ncmuseumofhistory.org/collateral/articles/F05.trail.of.tears.pdf

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topics		audiences
19th Century American Indian Antebellum Government Settlement		Family, Adults, Educators Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, High School, College

NC school curriculum goals

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Grade: 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th American Indian Studies 2, 4 2, 4 4, 2 2, 4 Contemp. Issues in NC History 3 3 3 3 English/Language Arts 1, 3, 2, 4 3, 4, 2, 1 5, 4, 2 5, 2, 4 4, 5, 2 5, 1, 2, 3, 4 5, 3, 4, 1, 2 5, 1, 2, 4, 3 4, 5, 3, 2, 1 Information Skills 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 2, 1, 5, 4, 3 4, 1, 2, 3, 5 2, 1, 3, 4, 5 4, 1, 2, 3, 5 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 5, 4, 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 4, 3, 5 3, 5, 4, 2, 1 Social Studies 5, 4, 2 4, 3 3 1, 6 Sociology 2 2 2 2

additional keywords

Trail of Tears Cherokee Oklahoma North Carolina United States government treaty Indian Removal Act Andrew Jackson Indian Territory