Greetings

Mrs. Saxe and Ms. Denyer's fourth grade class would like to share with you our thoughts, drawings, maps, and interesting facts from our study of the Trail of Tears.

This was a part of our Westward Expansion unit, and a topic we all have learned so much from. We are proud of our students' hard work and creativity!

We hope you enjoy and learn from these samplings. Feel welcome to comment!

Illustration by Whitney

The Way I See It

Say someone came to your house, arrested your Dad, and kicked you out. Wrong huh? That's how the Cherokee felt. The United States of America passed a law called the Indian Removal Act. That law said that they have to move West. The 800 mile trail became known as the Trail of Tears.

~Dylan

The Indian Removal Act

     In the 1830s President Jackson encouraged the continental congress to pass the Indian Removal Act. This act gave the president the power to move Native Americans to land west of the Mississippi River. They would be moved to the Indian Territory- land in what is now Oklahoma.

~Paraphrased by Alan

     The Indian Removal Act was when Indians had to move because white men forced them out of their homes. Many Native Americans died on the trail. Over 1/4 of Native Americans died. Andrew Jackson said, "Adams can write but Jackson can fight."

~Tommy
Illustration by Tommy

     President Van Buren ordered his army to force the Indians to go further west. Indians were so mad they were almost killed. When the trail had ended 1/4 had died.

~Nicole

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