Trail+of+Tears

Preview the four maps above. Read the titles, headings, map key, dates and general boundary shifts.

1. Describe two major differences from Map 1 to Map 2.The two major differences are that the first map shows where the indian tribes settled in what states and the second map shows the goverment taking control. 2. Describe three major differences from Map 2 to Map 4. In map 4 the gasden purchase of 1853 occured. Map 2 shows that there are all different territories and map four has the missouri territory.

3. List several Native American tribes that were affected by the United States Government expanding into the Territory Northwest of the Ohio R (River) in 1787. The Cherokee and the Shawnee

4. List several Native American tribes that were affected by the US expanding as a result of the US buying the Louisiana Purchase from the French in 1803. The tribes are The Crow, Shoshone, Cheyenne, Pawnee, and Ute.

5. ** In the upcoming lesson, you’ll explore the major differences between **Native Americans’ and Settlers’ ideas about land, and what happenedn when these two groups wanted to live in the same area. Using prior knowledge and the maps above, infer what will happen when these two groups wanted to live in the same areas. Two groups wanted to live in the same area so they had to share lands.