Tribal Information: (7 Pts) Task 1

Names______HR___ Could You Survive the Trail of Tears? Worksheet https://sites.google.com/site/davissocialstudies/8th-grade-history/trail-of-tears-webquest

Tribal Information: (7 pts) Task 1

1. Which part of the country did your tribe live? (1 pt)

2. What were the roles of women, men, and children in your tribe? (1.5 pts)

3. What were some of the rituals/customs of your tribe? (2 pt) – You will need to Google this. Example Rituals/Customs of the ______.

Customs:

Rituals:

4. How is your tribe's leadership organized? (1 pt)

5. What kind of housing, clothing, and food were specific to your tribe? (1.5 pts)

Housing:

Food: Clothing:

Native American Name: (2 pts) Task Two

1. What is your Native name(s)? (1 pt) – Keep it with the same Native American Group you wrote about.

Partner 1______Partner 2______.

2. What does your Native name mean? (1 pt)

Partner 1______Partner 2______.

Indian Removal Act: (7 pts) Task 3

1. Why were natives being forced from their land? (2 pt)

2. In 1831, the Supreme Court handed down a decision about the forcible movement of natives. What did they say? (2 pts)

3. What powers did the Indian Removal Act of 1830 give President Jackson? (2 pts)

4. Why did the Americans want the natives to move west of the Mississippi River? (1 pt) Trail Survival: (14 pts) Task 4

1. What types of foods might you have eaten while traveling along the Trail? (2 pts)

2. What would the conditions have been like on the trip? Explain using at least 3 details. (3 pts)

3. What was the water route like? Land? Which sounds easier? Why? (4 pts) Click Donate, then Trail, and scroll down to find the answers.

Water:

We believe that easier route was ______because…

4. Many of the natives suffered from exhaustion. 1. What is exhaustion? 2. Why can it be dangerous and even deadly? (3 pts)

2. 5. Explain what the trip was like for Samuel Cloud. (5 points) 5 sentences. Please write on the back.

Task 5 – On the separate piece of assigned paper write a 5 sentence paragraph on why you would be able to survive or not and why? Use the website to help you with the questions. 10 points.

I would/would not be able to survive the Trail of Tears as an ______Indian in the United States. (sentence one)