Trail of Tears Scavenger Hunt

Name: ______

"TRAIL OF TEARS" SCAVENGER HUNT

Directions: Use the "Trail of Tears" links to find the answers to the following questions. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Which President set the policy to relocate the eastern Indians?

2. On what date did the round up of the Cherokee begin?

3. Where did it begin?

4. Approximately how many miles would the trip west be?

5. List the states the "Trail of Tears" crossed. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. 6. List some of the descriptive words Samuel Cloud uses to describe his people during their relocation. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. 7. Describe what happened to Samuel’s mother?

8. How did they bury their dead?

9. What did the "Trail of Tears" become known as?

10. How many men, women and children died as a result of the events that occurred during this time?

11. During what months did the Cherokees move?