In the beginning of the ________ how many Native Americans lived on millions of acres of land south of the U.S.
What is 1830s, 125,000
100
About how long did the journey take?
About 1 year
100
What diseases did they catch on the journey?
What is whooping cough, typhus, dysentery, cholera, dengue smallpox
100
About how many natives died on this harsh journey?
What is 16,000
100
Where did the name 'Trail of Tears' come from?
What is A direct translation from Cherokee, "The Trail Where They Cried" ('Nunna daul Tsuny').
200
Why did the American's kick the natives out of their land?
because wanted to use their large land for growing cotton
200
When did they leave their land?
What is in 1838
200
How did they catch these diseases?
What is from bad sanitation, bug bites, or certain animal bites
200
Other then diseases, and anything else we mention that had to do with the natives dying what else did they die from?
What is the cold
200
Name three states that the Trail of Tears went through, either by land or water? (HAS TO BE AT LEAST 3)
What is any of the following: Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas, and Oklahoma
300
What tribes were living in the South of the U.S at the time?
What is Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chicasaw and Seminole tribes
300
What river did they have to cross in order to get to the specially designated Indian territory?
What is the Mississippi River
300
What does typhus mean?
Meaning: infectious disease that causes purple rash, headaches, fever, and usually delirium.
300
What kind of insect bite do you think gave them the disease dengue?
What is mosquito bite
300
What is the Trail of Tears symbol?
What is the Cherokee Rose
400
Which American President forced the Indian Removal Act?
What is Andrew Jackson
400
What things did they long on the journey?
What is not having enough rest, food, and clothing
400
What does cholera mean?
Meaning: an infectious and often deadly bacterial disease of the small intestine, contracted from infected water and causes severe vomiting and diarrhea
400
How many Cherokee's died on the trail of tears?
What is about 4,000
400
On the long journey, what place did the natives stop thinking they're welcome there?
What is Georgia
500
Which Treaty Party members advocated removal of the Natives?
What is Major Ridge, his son John, and Elias Boudinot
500
What is the last thing they lacked?
What is hygiene which means cleanliness
500
What does dysentery mean?
Meaning: infection of the intestines resulting in severe diarrhea with the presence of blood and mucus in the feces.
500
Did anyone invade on the tribes while they had a short stay in Georgia? And who
Yes, General Winnfield Scott
500
Why did they have to leave Georgia and continue on to Oklahoma?
because it was discovered that there was gold on the North Georgia Mountains