Indian Removal Essay

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8.H.2.1 - Explain the impact of economic, political, social, and military conflicts on the development of North Carolina and the United States.

8.G.1.1 - Explain how location and place have presented opportunities and challenges for the movement of people, goods, and ideas in North Carolina and the United States.

8.C&G.1.4 - Analyze access to democratic rights and freedoms among various groups in North Carolina and the United States

8.C&G.2.3 - Explain the impact of human and civil rights issues throughout North Carolina and United States history

Your teacher has assigned you a Scenario for your essay, use the resources from the DBQ to complete your assigned scenario.

Scenario A: Core 1, Core 2 - 5 paragraphs... each paragraph 8 sentences. each question is a separate paragraph.

It is late Fall & Federal Agents show up outside your house and Inform you that you are no longer able to live in the area you have called home for your entire life. This is your Eviction notice. You can only take with you what you can carry. You will be traveling on foot, boat, and possibly train. The government will not pay for gas or plane, you can not take a car either. You will be going to a new location you have never been to before and are never allowed to return.

What will you take with you and why?

How will you survive the Journey? (food, shelter, sickness, etc.)

What will you do when you get to your new destination?

How does this scenario relate to the Native Americans on the Trail of Tears?

What present day situations can we relate this to?

Scenario B:

Based on the documents that you study below and the text of the 5th
Amendment to the U. S. Constitution answer the following questions.
The state of Georgia and the government of the United States were justified in forcing the
Indian tribes east of the Mississippi River to leave their homelands and to move to the
Oklahoma territory.

Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Justify your position! Cite evidence to support your claim!

How does this relate to a prominent issue in society today?

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