Andrew Jackson, Indian Removal Act, Worcester v. Georgia, Trail of Tears

Andrew Jackson, Indian Removal Act of 1830, Worcester v. Georgia, and the Trail of Tears
Aim: How did Andrew Jackson enforce the Indian Removal Act?
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Included in this resource:
• Cover Page
• Student-centered Do Now situational question
• Six documents with corresponding scaffolding questions including:
- Native Americans in the Southeast
- The Cherokee Nation
- Jackson's Reasons for Removal
- The Indian Removal Act of 1830
- Worcester v. Georgia 1832
- The Trail of Tears
• Application/Closing/Higher Order Thinking Questions
• Answer Key for Teachers

Students will analyze the documents/close-reading passages to understand the circumstances surrounding and the outcome of the Indian Removal Act. Students will complete the questions and based on the documents/readings, and their knowledge of Social Studies.

★ Note - You can use this lesson as a document activity. I post the documents around the room and have the students travel in groups, OR you can use the documents for a jigsaw activity.

For more information on how to execute a jigsaw activity with your class, email me at asocialstudieslife@gmail.com :)

Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary, analyzing primary source documents, creating arguments with evidence

Differentiation: cooperative {students may work in pairs/groups according to teacher's discretion for scaffolding questions}; students argue their opinions and make predictions using relevant examples and details from the lesson and their knowledge of social studies.

★ You can find all my Age of Jackson Unit lessons and activities HERE.

★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here!
Native American Removal ASSL ••

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