Monday, October 30
-Trail of Tears intro
-PBS video clip from the movie “We Shall Remain”
-Weekly Assignment- Cherokee in the United States
Tuesday, October 31
-Events leading up to the Trial of Tears (Indian Removal Act, “round up” of the Cherokees)
-Personal accounts from the Trail of Tears
-What were two ways of dealing with the Indian “problem”?
Wednesday, November 1
-Andrew Jackson’s State of the Union Speech December 30, 1830
-Why did President Andrew Jackson think Indian removal was in the best interest of the Cherokee people?
Thursday, November 2
-Letter written by Elias Boudinot (Cherokee who supported the Indian Removal Act) in 1837 to Chief John Ross (Cherokee who opposed Indian Removal).
-Review for quiz on Friday
-Why did Elias Boudinot believe that relocation was best for his Cherokee people?
Friday, November 3
-Weekly Quiz- Trail of Tears
-Weekly Assignment due
-Discuss and review Weekly Assignment
