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The Cherokee had a written language, a newspaper and a constitution, and they won their case in the Supreme Court. They were still forced from their homeland. Students follow the removal of the south-eastern nations and ask how it should be remembered.
Al terminar la lección, los alumnos podrán
- Explain what the Indian Removal Act of 1830 was and which nations it affected.
- Describe how the Cherokee resisted removal through law, petitions and politics.
- Explain why the removal of 1838-1839 is remembered as the Trail of Tears.