President Jackson and the Trail of Tears

President Jackson and the Trail of Tears

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In the Next Election Jackson Won (1828)

• He ran for the "common man"

• Really he had just ran and represented very specific people, still a lot of people in the United States were happy

• Why was he able to win so convincingly this time around???​

ALRIGHT STOP!!! WE'RE GOING TO GET UP AND LEAVE PACK UP FOLLOW ME IN A LINE. NO TALKING!!!

THAT WAS A TINY EXAMPLE OF HOW THE NATIVES AT THAT TIME FELT AS PRESIDENT JACKSON SIGNED THE INDIAN REMOVAL ACT INTO EFFECT

The Trail of Tears

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Why would the U.S. government pass the Indian Removal Act?

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Why do you think the Indian Removal Act is considered controversial today, but it wasn't back then?

What people and objects are shown?

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​What picture is this artist trying to portray about the person in it?

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How would this make you feel if you were in their shoes?