Videos on Creek and Cherokee Indian Removal

(SS8H5d Analyze the events that led to the removal of the Creeks and Cherokees; include the roles of Alexander McGillivray, William McIntosh, Sequoyah, John Ross, Dahlonega Gold Rush, Worcester v. Georgia, Andrew Jackson, John Marshall, and the Trail of Tears.

“The Thirst for Land”

1. By the 1790s, the U.S. government planned to civilize all Creek Indians under the leadership of Benjamin Hawkins (Chief Agents of Indian Affairs in the Southeast).

2. Although a group of Creeks, called White Sticks, wanted peace and cooperation with the Americans, another faction, the Red Sticks, actively and violently resisted American expansion into their lands. As a result, conflict erupted during the Oconee Wars and the Red Stick War of 1813-14.

3. General Andrew Jackson defeated the Red Sticks in 1814 at Horseshoe Bend in Alabama. This was the beginning of the end for the Creeks in Georgia.

“The Story of William McIntosh”

4. Who was William McIntosh?

5. McIntosh believed that Creeks should do what to avoid conflict and live in peace with the white Americans?

6. What was the Treaty of Indian Springs?

7. Why did his fellow Creeks murder him?

“Dahlonega Gold Rush”

8. Why did the gold rush lead to the removal of the Cherokee people?

9. Which president signed the Indian Removal Act? What year?

“A Visit to New Echota”

10. In what way did the Cherokees believe they avoid conflict and could live in peace with white Americans?

11. What was the capital of the Cherokee nation?

12. What lifestyles did the Cherokees adopted from the whites?

13. Who developed the Cherokees’ own alphabet and written language?

“Trail of Tears”

14. What made the Trail of Tears so horrible?

15. Where were the Creeks and Cherokees force to relocate?

Unit #4 Argumentative Essay on Indian Removal

L6-8WHST1 the student will write arguments focused on disciple-specific content.

Assignment: You are an individual living in the early 1800s in Georgia. Below you have a choice of five different individuals who are living during the same time periods and events, yet have different viewpoints about another group of people.

1. You will choose one of the five character mentioned below and write an argumentative essay stating your position (thoughts, beliefs, anger and fears), and why you are correct and the other side is wrong.

2. You will write a three-paragraph essay (typed or written) trying to convince the reader that your arguments are correct.

3. The first paragraph will introduce yourself as your character and clearly state your position and why your opponents are wrong. (10 points) ________

4. The next paragraph will contain at least THREE facts or examples that you think correctly proves your position. (30 points) __________

5. In the last paragraph, you will summarize your points and conclusions.

(10 points) ___________

**The teacher will be looking whether or not you are incorporating information we went over in class, during the videos, or in the text. The teacher will be looking for students writing this essay in their own words**

Choice of characters:

1. I live in the western lands of Georgia as a white settler during the Oconee Wars, and my family has been attacked by Creeks. We fear for our lives and wish someone to help us live in peace and feel secure.

2. I am a missionary living among the Cherokees in northern Georgia. They are a wonderful people and even appear civilized—yet some Georgians want to remove them and I want to stop them.

3. I belong to the White Stick Creeks, and have been in conflict with our Red Stick brothers for years. I want to convince them that resistance will only bring disaster for the Creeks.

4. We Red Sticks would die than become like the white men—these are our reasons why.

5. God blessed our nation with great wealth and resources—yet these Native Americans are only standing in our way towards progress.

Essay is due on Thursday Oct. 18th.