Name__________________________                            Date _____________

Trail of Tears Worksheet

Web Search Sites:
http://rosecity.net/tears/trail/timeline.html
http://search.megaspider.com/xp.html?Cherokee+Trail+of+Tears
http://ngeorgia.com/history/trailoftearsmap.html

1.  Why is it called the Trail of Tears?________________________________________
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2.  Refer to the Timeline @ http://rosecity.net/tears/trail/timeline.html  answer following:
     A.  What date did the Cherokee roundup begin?_______________________
     B.   What are stockades?______________________________

3.  How many Cherokee died in them?___________

4.  Who was made Superintendant of the Cherokee? ________________________

5.  How many miles was the "Trail of Tears"?  _______

6.  Of the 14,000 Cherokee that were forced to march how many died? ___________