indian removal map activity

Indian Removal Map ActivityIndian Removal Map Activity

Indian Removal Map ActivityIndian Removal Map ActivityBackground: In 1830, Congress passed the Indian Indian Removal ActRemoval Act, which gave president Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson authority to negotiate removal terms with tribes of the American South. The biggest tribes (who had already lost much of their lands) were called the Five Civilized Five Civilized TribesTribes, including the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek and Seminole.

Indian Removal Map ActivityIndian Removal Map ActivityBackground: The act was strongly supported by non-natives, many of whom wanted to settle on native lands. The idea that white Americans should populate the continent is called manifest manifest destinydestiny. Some Americans opposed the law, including many Christian missionaries who recognized the act as unfair and unjust.

Indian Removal Map ActivityIndian Removal Map ActivityBackground: Much of the populations of these tribes were forced to move to Indian Territory Indian Territory in what became OklahomaOklahoma. Many natives died along the way in what became known as the Trail of TearsTrail of Tears.

Indian Removal Map ActivityIndian Removal Map ActivityFollow along with this blank map to trace the movement of the Follow along with this blank map to trace the movement of the

Five Civilized Tribes after the 1830 Indian Removal Act. Five Civilized Tribes after the 1830 Indian Removal Act.


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Before you begin, select Before you begin, select SEVEN (7) different colored pencils, SEVEN (7) different colored pencils, crayons, highlighters, or markers. It crayons, highlighters, or markers. It does not matter which colors you does not matter which colors you use for each tribe or territory, as long use for each tribe or territory, as long as you know which is which… as you know which is which…

Indian Removal Map ActivityIndian Removal Map ActivityStep 1: Outline Step 1: Outline Oklahoma Territory Oklahoma Territory (which later became the state of (which later became the state of Oklahoma)Oklahoma)

OklahomaOklahoma

Indian Removal Map ActivityIndian Removal Map ActivityStep 2: Using a different color, outline Step 2: Using a different color, outline Indian Territory Indian Territory within Oklahomawithin Oklahoma

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Indian Removal Map ActivityIndian Removal Map ActivityStep 3: Using a new color, label and shade the Step 3: Using a new color, label and shade the Choctaw territory Choctaw territory (c. 1830)(c. 1830)

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ChoctawChoctaw

Indian Removal Map ActivityIndian Removal Map ActivityStep 4: Trace the Step 4: Trace the journeyjourney that brought the Choctaw to the new Indian Territory that brought the Choctaw to the new Indian Territory

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ChoctawChoctaw

Indian Removal Map ActivityIndian Removal Map ActivityStep 5: Label and shade the Step 5: Label and shade the newnew Choctaw territory Choctaw territory in Oklahoma (c. 1831) in Oklahoma (c. 1831)

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Indian Removal Map ActivityIndian Removal Map ActivityStep 6: Using a new color, label and shade the Step 6: Using a new color, label and shade the Seminole territory Seminole territory (c. 1830)(c. 1830)

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Seminole

Seminole

Indian Removal Map ActivityIndian Removal Map ActivityStep 7: Trace the Step 7: Trace the journeyjourney that brought the Seminole to the new Indian Territory that brought the Seminole to the new Indian Territory

OklahomaOklahoma


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Seminole

Seminole

Indian Removal Map ActivityIndian Removal Map ActivityStep 8: Label and shade the Step 8: Label and shade the newnew Seminole territory Seminole territory in Oklahoma (c. 1832) in Oklahoma (c. 1832)

OklahomaOklahoma


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Seminole

Seminole

SeminoleSeminole

Indian Removal Map ActivityIndian Removal Map ActivityStep 9: Using a new color, label and shade the Step 9: Using a new color, label and shade the Creek territory Creek territory (c. 1830)(c. 1830)

OklahomaOklahoma


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Seminole

Seminole

SeminoleSeminole

CreekCreek

Indian Removal Map ActivityIndian Removal Map ActivityStep 10: Trace the Step 10: Trace the journeyjourney that brought the Creek to the new Indian Territory that brought the Creek to the new Indian Territory

OklahomaOklahoma


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Seminole

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SeminoleSeminole

CreekCreek

SeminoleSeminole

Indian Removal Map ActivityIndian Removal Map ActivityStep 11: Label and shade the Step 11: Label and shade the newnew Creek territory Creek territory in Oklahoma (c. 1834) in Oklahoma (c. 1834)

OklahomaOklahoma


ChoctawChoctaw

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Seminole

Seminole

Creek & Creek & SeminoleSeminole

CreekCreek

Chickasaw

Chickasaw

SeminoleSeminole

Indian Removal Map ActivityIndian Removal Map ActivityStep 12: Using a new color, label and shade the Step 12: Using a new color, label and shade the Chickasaw territory Chickasaw territory (c. 1830)(c. 1830)

OklahomaOklahoma


ChoctawChoctaw

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Seminole

Seminole


CreekCreek

Chickasaw

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SeminoleSeminole

Indian Removal Map ActivityIndian Removal Map ActivityStep 13: Step 13: Trace the Trace the journeyjourney that brought the Chickasaw to the new Indian Territory that brought the Chickasaw to the new Indian Territory

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ChoctawChoctaw

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Seminole

Seminole


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Chickasaw

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SeminoleSeminole

Indian Removal Map ActivityIndian Removal Map ActivityStep 14: Step 14: Label and shade the Label and shade the newnew Chickasaw territory Chickasaw territory in Oklahoma (c. 1837) in Oklahoma (c. 1837)

OklahomaOklahoma


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Seminole

Seminole


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ChickasawChickasaw

Chickasaw

Chickasaw

SeminoleSeminole

Indian Removal Map ActivityIndian Removal Map ActivityStep 15: Step 15: Using a new color, label and shade the Using a new color, label and shade the Cherokee territory Cherokee territory (c. 1830)(c. 1830)

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Seminole

Seminole


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SeminoleSeminole

Indian Removal Map ActivityIndian Removal Map ActivityStep 16: Step 16: Trace the Trace the journeyjourney that brought the Cherokee to the new Indian Territory that brought the Cherokee to the new Indian Territory

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Seminole

Seminole


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CherokeeCherokee

Chickasaw

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SeminoleSeminole

Indian Removal Map ActivityIndian Removal Map ActivityStep 17: Step 17: Label and shade the Label and shade the newnew Cherokee territory Cherokee territory in Oklahoma (c. 1838) in Oklahoma (c. 1838)

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Seminole

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The finished product should look something like this…The finished product should look something like this…


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Seminole

Seminole

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On the back of your map, write a summary describing what happened in the On the back of your map, write a summary describing what happened in the Indian Removal Act. These two sentences should include at least four of the Indian Removal Act. These two sentences should include at least four of the

key terms listed below.key terms listed below.

Key Terms:Key Terms:Andrew JacksonAndrew Jackson

Indian Removal ActIndian Removal ActManifest DestinyManifest Destiny

Five Civilized TribesFive Civilized TribesOklahomaOklahoma

Indian TerritoryIndian TerritoryTrail of Tears Trail of Tears

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