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The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was a key feature of Andrew Jackson’s presidency that gave the president power to negotiate removal treaties with Indian tribes living east of the Mississippi.
By the end of the Jackson administration,
Content Objective: I will be able to consider President Jackson’s Indian Removal Act from the perspective of multiple historical groups.
Standard Objective: I will be able to determine the influence that point of view or perspective has on content and style.
Here are the notes from class if you need them.
Content Objective: I will be able to consider President Jackson’s Indian Removal Act from the perspective of multiple historical groups.
Standard Objective: I will be able to determine the influence that point of view or perspective has on content and style.
Here are the notes from class if you need them.
Warm Up: Please rate how well you understood last night's pre-work on a scale from 1 to 4.
If you have any questions, drop them in the "Show Your Work" area.
Warm Up: How would you react if someone forced you to move out of Chicago, Illinois and forced you to settle in the middle of Oklahoma?
Warm Up: One interesting historical fact I learned from the pre-work is…
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was a key feature of Andrew Jackson’s presidency that gave the president power to negotiate removal treaties with Indian tribes living east of the Mississippi.
By the end of the Jackson administration,
What was the intended purpose of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
How did the Indian Removal Act affect enslaved Blacks at the time?
Which Native American tribes were affected by the Indian Removal Act?
Applying Knowledge: What specific words or phrases do you believe was true in Jackson’s speech? What don’t you believe? Explain why.
Jackson calls the eastern Indians “children of the forest.” What does this description imply about the relationship between whites and Indians?
Thursday, 1/27/2022 Exit Ticket: For our Unit 3 Performance Assessment over the next couple weeks, you will write an Op-Ed article that criticizes the Indian Removal Act. Which perspective do you plan on writing your 1-2 page Op-Ed* critique of President Jackson’s “On Indian Removal Speech” from?
*An Op-Ed is a piece of writing that expresses a personal opinion of someone who is not the newspaper editor; the name is because it is usually printed in a newspaper opposite the page on which the editorial is printed.
Exit Ticket: Please evaluate how well you understood today’s lesson on a scale from 1 to 4: