In 1828, gold was discovered on Cherokee land in Georgia. As a result, white miners harassed the Cherokee. Cherokee elders went to court arguing that the land grant treaty with the Federal Government protected them from harm. However, in 1830, POTUS Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act requiring all Indians east of the Mississippi Read More…
Category: Era 4: Expansion & Reform
Abolitionist Ambition: An End to Slavery
How did slavery and the slave trade end? Students will examine steps people took to resist the injustice of slavery and the obstacles they endured. Use the lesson below to analyze people’s words and deeds and the cause and effect relationship between events. Share your TEXT to TEXT, TEXT to SELF, and TEXT to WORLD Read More…
Abolitionist Ambition
How did slavery and the slave trade end? Share your CONNECTIONS between the British Abolitionist Movement and the American Abolitionist Movement. Use the following example to guide your responses. Frederick Douglas’ words and deeds remind me of …. The Amazing Grace Handout must be completed by Wednesday. WERE YOU ABSENT? Click HERE to catch up Read More…
DoN’T DRiNK THe WaTeR…The Trail of Tears
Dave Matthew’s explains his song, Don’t Drink the Water in MTV’s Storytellers, emphasizing the genocide of Native Americans. Use the music video and his explanation to respond to the questions/prompts on the lyrics handout. Don't drink the_water_trail_of_tears_student_handouts View more documents from bkind2animals. Analyze this secondary source and respond to the Questions in the Student Handout Read More…