Excerpt from Trail of Tears Diary

How does the author develop the central idea that not all Native Americans reacted the same way to being forced from their homes? (RI.1.2)

• The author shows how most Native Americans experienced pain and suffering along the Trail of Tears no matter which tribe they were from.

• The author demonstrates how some Native Americans were better warriors because they chose to fight whereas other tribes were very passive in their journey of the Trail of Tears.

• The author presents differing perspectives of the Trail of Tears from two Native American tribes; one who complied with the orders to leave and one who refused and fought back.

• The author presents the stories of two individuals as they describe the different ways they suffered along the Trail of Tears.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which two statements best express the central idea of the text?

• In the mid-1800s, thousands of Native Americans were forced to leave their family land behind and travel west.

• On the Trail of Tears, new traditions and customs arose that have since become part of Native American culture.

• After the Indian Removal Act of 1830, many Native American tribes revolted, and were allowed to keep their homelands.

• When the Native Americans were forced to leave their homelands, they had to leave their sick and dying behind as well.

• The Trail of Tears was a brutal event in Native American history, on which many individuals perished along the way.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

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CCSS.RL.8.2

How does the author draw a distinction between the two accounts discussed in the passage? (RI.1.3)

• Mary Hill’s account discussed the suffering and death of Native American men, women, and children that occured during their migration while Jobe Alexander's account discussed what life was like for the Native American tribes who escaped into the mountains.

• Mary Hill’s account focused on what life was like for the Muskogee Tribe before the Indian Removal Act while Jobe Alexander's account discussed how a clan revolted, turned on the guards, and escaped into the mountains.

• Mary Hill’s account focused on what life was like for the Muskogee Tribe before the Indian Removal Act while Jobe Alexander's account discussed what life was like for the Native American tribes who escaped into the mountains.

• Mary Hill’s account discussed the suffering and death of Native American men, women, and children that occured during their migration while Jobe Alexander's account discussed how a clan revolted, turned on the guards, and escaped into the mountains.

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Part A: Select how Mary Hill chose to describe her grandmother’s experience. (RI.1.3)

• She explains the experience through the eyes of her grandmother.

• She highlighted how the Muskogee Tribe was ripped from their happy life and were forced to endure much pain and suffering due to the migration.

• She describes the details of the council meetings where they prepared a plan for the migration

• She describes how the her people escaped captivity and lived in the mountains.

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CCSS.RI.8.6

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CCSS.RL.7.6

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CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Part B: Select a sentence from the text that exemplifies your answer. (RI.1.3)

• The last group that was rounded up revolted;10 the leader gave the signal to revolt and all turned on the guards and took their guns away and murdered the guards and they made for hideaways in the mountains.

• A council meeting was mostly composed of men, but there were times when every member of a town (tulwa) was requested to attend the meetings.

• We were to be taken away and leave our homes never to return. This was just the beginning of much weeping and heartaches.

• There were several men carrying reeds with eagle feathers attached to the end. These men continually circled around the wagon trains or during the night around the camps.

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CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Which pieces of textual evidence support the inference that the Muskogee Tribe was not prepared to be forced from their homes? Select two that apply. (RI.1.1)

• We were to be taken away and leave our homes never to return.

• In every way we were abundantly blessed in our everyday life in the old country.

• The command for a removal came unexpectedly upon most of us.

• There was the time that we noticed that several overloaded wagons were passing our home, yet we did not grasp the meaning.

• Wagons stopped at our home and the men in charge commanded us to gather what few belongings could be crowded into the wagons.

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CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which statement best describes the relationship between Mary Hill and Jobe Alexander? (RI.1.3)

• Both individuals are Native Americans who endured hardships on the Trail of Tears.

• Both individuals are the descendants of Native Americans who endured hardships on the Trail of Tears.

• Both individuals were officers who forced Native Americans into relocation on the Trail of Tears.

• Both individuals have different opinions on the same historic event: the forced relocation of Native Americans on the Trail of Tears.

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

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CCSS.RL.8.7

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