The Indian Removal Act and Cherokee Legal Battles

Early Expansion and Indigenous Dispossession (1800–1838)

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Analyze the Indian Removal Act of 1830 and the Supreme Court rulings in Cherokee Nation v. Georgia and Worcester v. Georgia.

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Early Expansion and Indigenous Dispossession (1800–1838)

7th Grade · Social Studies · US-CO-SS

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Examine early 19th-century territorial growth through the Louisiana Purchase and evaluate the policies, legal struggles, and forced displacements experienced by Native nations.

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Investigate and evaluate primary and secondary sources from multiple diverse perspectives about United States history from the American Revolution through Reconstruction to formulate and defend claims with textual evidence and logical reasoning.

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Construct an understanding of the changing definition of citizenship and the expansion of rights of citizens in the United States.

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Investigate and evaluate the purpose and place of rule of law in a constitutional system.