Trail of Tears

Students,

You can find the documentary I want you to view HERE.  It is just over an hour long.  It is the 3rd of a 5 part series from PBS titled 'We Shall Remain'.  This episode deals solely with the Cherokee and the Trail of Tears. 

Your assignment is to come to class with a short description (a few sentences) of the following people:  The Ridge, John Ross, John Ridge, Elias Boudinot, Sequoyah, and Samuel Worcester.  Your descriptions should be based on watching the documentary.
Pay attention during the documentary to these issues - we will discuss them in class:  The Policy of Civilization, Cherokee view of land ownership, Cherokee Blood Law, Indian Removal Bill, Worcester v. Georgia.

Write 5 essay questions which you will turn in with your biographical descriptions.  As a hint some of your questions may deal with the issues I just laid out above.  These will be shared out loud in class as we compile a list of questions together before our discussion.  It's not a bad idea to make the pause button your friend!

On a separate piece of paper you are to write a short essay (two or three paragraphs) in which you give an emotional response to an event or scene from the documentary.  This just means to tell me what you think about something that happened.