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“We Shall Remain: The Trail of Tears”
U.S. History & Government
Mr. Clarke
Directions: Use the video to help you answer the following questions.
1. Why were the Cherokee considered to be “civilized?” List several examples.
2. How did the election of Andrew Jackson signal a change in federal policy
toward Cherokee and other tribes of the southeast?
3. What did the Marshall Court (i.e. the Supreme Court under Chief justice John
Marshall) rule in the case Worcester v. Georgia?
4. How did President Jackson react to the Worcester decision?
5. What alternatives did the Cherokee have after exhausting their legal options?
6. Describe conditions on the “Trail of Tears.”