Indian Removal Act and Trail of Tears Lesson Plan

This engaging lesson plan on the Indian Removal Act is an awesome way to get students thinking critically, analyzing primary sources, and working together!

The complete lesson features directions for the teacher to set up multiple activities in one class period. There's a warm up question, introduction, link to a short video, and discussion points before leading into the primary source analysis activity.

There are 10 short excerpts from various speeches or documents related to the Indian Removal Act. These include words of:

• President Andrew Jackson
• Cherokee Chief John Ross
• Alexis de Tocqueville
• Soldiers who participated in the forced Indian Removal
• Native American voices
• ... and more! 

Each helps students gain a clearer image of the divergent views regarding the removal of the Cherokee and other Native American groups from the southeast.

Students record their own analysis of each on a chart then move on to a longer primary source speech to analyze. A worksheet is included for this speech to help students focus on the key points.

Answer keys for each are included for your convenience along with ideas for extension activities.

You can download this great lesson for your students here. Or, you can also get this resources along with 50 more on Early America as part of my Complete Early American History Unit Plan.

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Early Humans and Prehistory Interactive Notebook Activities

This download features 9 Interactive Notebook pages all about early humans and prehistory! These amazing Interactive Notebook pages include graphic organizers, creative foldables, pop-ups, timelines, and more!

These are incredible resources for getting students engaged and active in their learning and allowing them to be creative with their notes. 

Topics covered include:

• Early hominids including Australopithecines, Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus, Neanderthal, & Cro-Magnon
• Early human migraton
• Hunter-gather societies
• Cave paintings
• The Agricultural/Neolithic Revolution
• Comparing the Paleolithic and Neolithic Ages
• Archaeology, artifacts, fossils, and carbon dating
• The characteristics of a civilization
• Vocabulary activities and more! 

This interactive notebook set is guaranteed to help your students enjoy learning about prehistory and early humans while gaining a better understanding of important concepts, events, and the evolution of early man. 

Each page is designed to engage students and get them thinking critically while also forming a personal connection to the material. The download is also filled with pictures of completed pages so you and your students can easily see how each page should be cut, pasted, folded, or completed.
An online, digital version of pages like these can be found here in the Prehistory and Early Humans Google Drive Interactive Notebook.

Both the interactive notebook and the Google Drive version can also be downloaded, along with many more great resources for teaching this era in this Prehistory and Early Humans Complete Unit Bundle.

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