Trail+Of+Tears

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** 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 first map show the shift in boundaries before 1500 and it illustrates the spread of the Indian population. The second map is set in 1790 and it shows the start of formation of states as they start to govern, create a state union, claim territories and admissions. **

** 2. Describe three major differences from Map 2 to Map 4 **

** - Map 2 shows the states established in 1790 while most of the country is still owned by Spain and Map 4 show the territories (like: Washington, Nebraska, Utah, Kansas and New Mexico) that were created along with some unorganized territories and the Gadsden Purchase of 1853 from Mexico. **

** 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. **

** - Miami, Wea, Ottawa and Potawatomi. **

** 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. **

** - Cheyenne, Crow, Kiowa and Oglala. **

** 5. **** In the upcoming lesson, you’ll explore the major differences between ** ** Native Americans and Settlers’ ideas about land, and what happened 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. **

** - There will be questioning on how much land and where will Indians settle in order to please the needs and interest of the nation, threats and decrease in population of Indian tribes due to the forced movement. ** ** Exercise 2:  **