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The Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears
Analyzing Multiple Accounts of the Same Event
Webquest Activity
Objective: Students will navigate four different online accounts related to the Indian Removal
Act and the Trail of Tears, and analyze the similarities and differences between each account
of the event. The accounts of this event are in a variety of formats, from multiple sources
(videos, letter, and Congressional documents).
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The Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears: Analyzing Multiple Accounts of the Same
Event activity sheets, pages 3-4
The Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears: Analyzing Multiple Accounts of the Same
Event questions, page 5
Comparing and Contrasting Multiple Accounts of the Same Event Comparison table,
page 6
Comparing and Contrasting Multiple Accounts of the same event Venn Diagram, page 7
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Name ________________________________________________________________Date ________________
The Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears
Analyzing Multiple Accounts of the Same Event
Overall Event Summary: _________________________________________
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Account #1:
Congressional Document: Indian Removal Act, May 28th,1830 (Note:
Indian Removal Act begins at the bottom of page 411, and goes through the bottom of page
412)
https://memory.loc.gov/cgibin/ampage?collId=llsl&fileName=004/llsl004.db&recNum=458
Firsthand or
Secondhand
Account?
Author’s
Purpose
Details of
Account
Account #2:
Video: The Trail of Tears
https://florida.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/akh10.socst.ush.exp.trail/trailof-tears/#.WjWmct-nHIV
Firsthand or
Secondhand
Account?
Author’s
Purpose
Details of
Account
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Account #3:
Transcript of President Andrew Jackson’s Message to Congress on
‘Indian Removal,’ December 6th,1830
https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=25&page=transcript
Firsthand or
Secondhand
Account?
Author’s
Purpose
Details of
Account
Account #4:
Video: John Ross, Father of the Cherokee Nation
http://www.gpb.org/georgiastories/stories/john_ross
Firsthand or
Secondhand
Account?
Author’s
Purpose
Details of
Account
Account #5:
Letter: John Ross, Father of the Cherokee Nation
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h3083t.html
Firsthand or
Secondhand
Account?
Author’s
Purpose
Details of
Account
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Name ________________________________________________________________Date ________________
The Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears
Multiple Accounts of the Same Event
Directions: Answer the following questions after you have completed the Venn-Diagram and comparison table
that finds similarities and differences between different accounts related to the Indian Removal Act and the
Trail of Tears.
1. What information, or details, do you find to be similar with all five accounts of this event?
2. What information, or details, stand out as unique among each of the accounts of this event?
3.
Which two accounts of the event have the most similarities? Explain using evidence from the text.
4.
Which two accounts of the event have the most differences? Explain using evidence from the text.
5. What new information about the Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears did you learn as a result of
this activity?
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Name ___________________________________________________________________________________ Date ____________
Directions: Using the information you collected about each account related to the Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears, find similarities and differences among them by
completing the comparison table below.
Comparing and Contrasting Multiple Accounts of the Same Event
Firsthand/Secondhand
Account
Account #1: Congressional
Document: Indian Removal
Act, May 28th,1830
Account #2: Video: The
Trail of Tears
Account #3: Transcript of
President Andrew
Jackson’s Message to
Congress on ‘Indian
Removal,’ December
6th,1830
Account #4: Video: John
Ross, Father of the
Cherokee Nation
Account #5: Letter: John
Ross, Father of the
Cherokee Nation
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Viewpoint
Details/Information about the Event
Name ___________________________________________________________________________________ Date ____________
Directions: Using the information you collected about each account related to the Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears, find similarities and
differences amongst two of the accounts by completing the Venn Diagram below.
Comparing and Contrasting Multiple Accounts of the Same Event
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