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Mon: 1/11:  Before you read Commonlit

Mon: 1/11: Before you read Commonlit

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Mon: 1/11: "Trail of Tears"

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We are about to read about the "Trail of Tears." Which of the following people do you think this will be about?

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women

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slaves

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Native Americans

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The "Trail of Tears" refers to forced relocations of approx. 100,000 Native Americans by the United States.

  • Occurred between 1830-1850

  • President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act in 1830.

  • The Choctaw became the 1st nation to be expelled. One Choctaw leader told an Alabama newspaper described it as a "trail of tears and death."

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Would you have the resilience to walk thousands of miles, deprived of food, water, and basic necessities?

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What is resilience?

  • strength of the human spirit

  • extraordinary capacity to deal with pain, discomfort, embarrassment, and failure

Mon: 1/11: "Trail of Tears"

Mrs. Schlaubach

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