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 Trail of Tears was a road of death, many Indians lost their homes of America's greed. Tears mixed with rain to form a river, a river that carries the dead to heaven. America was a sad, cold nation then, just like the journey of snow and rain. Indians never forgot this trail of suffering. Never have, never will.

~Jack

1 comment:

  1. UnknownApril 26, 2011 at 10:25 PM

    Beautiful picture, Whitney! Even without using words I can imagine "what was" from your artwork!

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