Setting
The name of the tribe Isaac belongs to
Choctaws
Isaac's older brother
Luke
To say Okay in Choctaw, you would say
Hoke
Isaac overhears his father telling his mother that they must move because of this
Treaty Talk
"One less mouth to feed," said_______about Nita's death
A white soldier
The trail of tears is about this many miles long
5,000
The path or trail the Choctaw were forced to walk to get to their final destination is known as this
The Trail of Tears
Isaac's little sister
Nita
This disease was spread by giving infected blankets to the Choctaws
Smallpox
Isaac has a premonition that Mr. and Mrs. Jonah died this way
In a fire
"They are saying good bye to their homes," explained _______to Isaac
Mother
Name 2 tribes who were forcibly relocated
Choctaw, Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Seminole
Surrounded by alligators and snakes, the Choctaws hid here from the white soldiers.
The swamp
Nita's older sister who was kidnapped by the soldiers to cook for them
Naomi
This means Hello in Choctaw
Halito
Joseph escapes from the white soldier by
What is turning into a panther?
"You cannot keep your eyes on the bloody footprints you have left behind," said____to Isaac
Father
List at least two reasons why Native Americans were forced on the Trail of Tears
- Settlers wanted the gold on their land
- Settlers wanted more land for bigger cities and towns
- Settlers wanted the land for plantations to make money
How did the Choctaw men say goodbye to their land?
Rubbing their backs on the bark of trees
The ghost of this man visits Isaac often asking him if he is ready to die
Mr. Jonah
A strong feeling that something is about to happen
Premonition
Isaac has a premonition that Nita is bitten by this and dies
A spider
"I never had a big brother," said_____to Isaac.
Nita
Name the state that most Native Americans were forced to relocate to
Oklahoma
The time and place stated in the beginning of the novel (p 1)
1830 Mississippi
The white soldiers and settlers who wanted to wipe out the Choctaw tribe for their land
Nahullos
A traditional Choctaw corn chowder
Pashofa
Joseph is the grandson of these two people
Old Man and Old Woman
"It's a long story. I'll tell you later. Right now, we need to find Naomi....The soldiers still have her. But getting her back will not be easy. They are the soldiers that brought the bad blankets."
Joseph
During what decade did Native American groups get sent on the Trail of Tears?
1830's