1829	Georgia Journal newspaper notice	Jeremiah Evarts Report on Indian Relations	Frontier Neighbors Cherokee Phoenix
1830	Report from the House Committee on Indian Affairs	Edward Everett Speech before US House of Representatives	William Wirt Letter	Indian Removal Act U.S. Congress
1831
1832	Land Grant State of Georgia
1833	John Ridge Cherokee Leader
1834
1835	Andrew Jackson U.S. President.	William Lumpkin Governor of Georgia	Treaty of New Echota
1836	John Ross Cherokee Leader
1837
1838	Memorandum Dahlonega Mint	Ralph Waldo Emerson Letter

 

Possible Activities -

1) In 1836 Vice President Martin Van Buren was elected President following Andrew Jackson's second term and was left with carrying out the provisions of the Indian Removal Act of 1830 and the 1835 Treaty of New Echota. Write a letter to the President arguing either for or against the continuation of Jackson's Indian policies. In your argument use any of the reading materials to rebut arguments made on the other side of the issue.

2) The U.S. Constitution provides that all treaties entered into by the President be approved by the Senate before they take effect. Use the materials above as the basis for a Senate debate over the 1835 Treaty of New Echota.

3) A group of Cherokee under the leadership of John Ridge and Elias Boudinout reluctantly came to the conclusion that removal was the best course of action for the tribe. Write a letter to the Cherokee Phoenix in which you argue their case. Use any of the other available materials to support your argument.