five civilized tribes

"Even the name, 'Trail of Tears,' evokes the great sadness of the compulsory relocation of Native Americans in the 1830s. This . . . book tells the . . . account of what happened when the U.S. government forcibly removed native peoples from their homelands and resettled them thousands of miles away. Readers will learn why this occurred and its . . . consequences. Maps, historic images, and fact boxes shed more light on this . . . incident"--Provided by publisher.

Recounts how the Cherokees, after fighting to keep their land in the nineteenth century, were forced to leave and travel 1,200 miles to a new settlement in Oklahoma, a terrible journey known as the Trail of Tears.

A narrative history of President Andrew Jackson, whose first major initiative as President instigated the massive expulsion of Native Americans known as the Trail of Tears, and Cherokee Chief John Ross, a mixed-race Cherokee politician and diplomat who used the United States legal system and democratic ideals to oppose Jackson and protect the land of the Five Civilized Tribes.

A narrative history of President Andrew Jackson, whose first major initiative as President instigated the massive expulsion of Native Americans known as the Trail of Tears, and Cherokee Chief John Ross, a mixed-race Cherokee politician and diplomat who used the United States legal system and democratic ideals to oppose Jackson and protect the land of the Five Civilized Tribes.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Discusses the Indian Removal Act which was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson in 1829 and led to the forced relocation of the Cherokee people from their land and homes in the southeastern U.S., on a march to Oklahoma that cost the lives of thousands of Native Americans.

Describes the history of the five tribes of Southeastern America, the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole, especially their forcible removal in the 19th century to the Great Plains.

Easy-to-read text, historic art and photography, maps, and activities help introduce young readers to the events surrounding the journey made in the 1830s by sixty thousand Native Americans from the southeastern part of the United States.

Contains twenty-five stories with supernatural subjects, inspired by tales from the Creek, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole nations.