Mon: 1/11: Before you read Commonlit

Mon: 1/11: "Trail of Tears"

Mrs. Schlaubach

Multiple Choice

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

• women

• slaves

• Native Americans

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."

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

What is resilience?

• strength of the human spirit

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