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PPT
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Trail of Tears

For Teachers 4th
A fabulous PowerPoint resource that thoroughly and accurately desicribes the Cherokee culture from the 1500's through the mid-1800's when they were forced to leave their homeland and march to Oklahoma in the famous, "Trail of Tears."...
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Worksheet
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Third Grade Social Studies- Quiz

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this social studies learning exercise, students complete a 25 question multiple choice quiz about early American colonial life and the Cherokee and other Native American tribes.
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Lesson Plan
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Wilma Mankiller and the Cherokee Nation

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine how Wilma Mankiller became the first female Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. They listen to a teacher-led lecture, write a letter to President Andrew Jackson, participate in a jigsaw activity, conduct research,...
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Lesson Plan
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Trail of Tears

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discover that the Indian Territory was comprised of many Indian tribes originating from many different locations. They distinguish between the Indian tribes in the Indian Territory.
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Lesson Plan
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The Trail of Tears; Its Grief and Loss

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders trace the development and expansion of the US while studying the Trail of Tears. They examine the political factors and analyze the impact the Indian Removal Act had upon a society. They present a case for or against the...
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Worksheet
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K12 Reader

Broken Promises

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
This comprehension worksheet asks readers to respond to a series of questions based on an article about the treatment of native peoples.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Hunt the Fact Monster (November #2)

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this Fact Monster search engine worksheet, students access the Internet to a specific website to find the answers to five questions with multiple choice answers.
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Worksheet
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The Trail of Tears by Joseph Bruchac

For Students 4th - 8th
For this Trail of Tears worksheet, students fill in the blanks with words given to the Trail of Tears. Students fill in 19 blanks on this worksheet.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Trail of Tears; Its Grief and Loss

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders are introduced to the removal of Native Americans along the Trail of Tears. In groups, they examine the political factors that caused this removal and its effect on society. To end the activity, they discuss various ways...
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Handout
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.

New Georgia Encyclopedia: Cherokee Removal

For Students 9th - 10th
Reveals the story behind the forced removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory in present day Oklahoma.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Teach Us History: Indian Removal

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan unit that looks at the efforts of the Cherokee Nation in Georgia between 1817 and 1827 to establish their own system of governance and to keep their lands from being ceded. Even though the Supreme Court ultimately ruled in...
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Primary
Oklahoma State University

Oklahoma Historical Society: An Early Account of the Cherokees [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A first-hand account describing the Cherokee Native Americans during the period of their displacement (1837) from the southern United States to Oklahoma Indian territory.
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Primary
Other

Kansas History: The Last Land Rush

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of the land rush onto the Cherokee Strip, land sold by the Cherokees to the U.S. government in 1891.
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Handout
Other

Ok Gen Web: Oklahoma Land Openings (1889 1907)

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a brief explanation of the opening of Indian Territory land to white settlement in what became known as the Oklahoma Territory in 1889. Many links are provided for additional information.
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Article
University of Missouri

Famous Trials: The Osage "Reign of Terror" Murder Trials

For Students 9th - 10th
The "Reign of Terror" that overtook the Osage Reservation in 1921 is just one chapter in the long story of mistreatment of Native Americans by whites, but is one of the most horrifying. Before the chapter ends, untold dozens of Osage...