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Primary Sources- Time Machine (1838): The Cherokees and the Trail of Tears

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Read the passage Time Machine (1838): The Cherokees and the Trail of Tears. Then answer the questions below.

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Read the passage Time Machine (1838): The Cherokees and the Trail of Tears. Then answer the questions below.

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Question 1

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This newspaper source includes several letters sent in from the Cherokee Nation. What was the Cherokee Nation's primary purpose in submitting these letters?

to explain the role of General John Ellis Wool in the Cherokee issue

to protest the unjust treatment of the Cherokee people and their forced removal

to discuss the history of the Cherokee Nation before the Trail of Tears

to advocate for the fairness of the New Echota Treaty and its approval

Question 2

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Why might the Cherokee Nation send letters to a newspaper, instead of directly to political leaders? Select two correct answers.

to gain fame and influence for Cherokee leaders

to show that they would not comply with the law even if political leaders did not listen to them

to avoid legal consequences for directly contacting officials

to put more pressure on political leaders by going public with their concerns

to gain support for their cause from the American people

Question 3

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The Cherokee outline several problems with how the New Echota Treaty was made, as well as several concerns with the effects of the treaty.

Drag each item to the correct box to identify which concerns were about the process of making the treaty and which were about its effects.

If the Cherokee are not allowed to manage their own migration, they will be treated inhumanely on the journey
The Cherokee will lose all of their historic land and be forced to migrate to unfamiliar places
The United States government has refused to renegotiate the terms of the treaty with Cherokee leaders
Cherokee territory is already occupied by the United States military
The people who agreed to the treaty did not represent the majority of the Cherokee Nation

Concerns with the making of the treaty
Effects of the treaty