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The Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears
Analyze the Indian Removal Act of 1830, Worcester v. Georgia, and the forced relocation of the Cherokee and other nations.
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Expansion, Foreign Policy, and the Age of Jackson
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Analyze the impact of territorial growth, early foreign policy doctrines, the rise of Jacksonian democracy, and the limits of executive and states' power.
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8.SP1.3Arizona Social Studies Standards · All agesEvaluate the significance of past events and their effect on students’ lives and society.
8.SP2.1Arizona Social Studies Standards · All agesAnalyze multiple factors that influence the perspectives of people during different historical eras.
8.C4.3Arizona Social Studies Standards · All agesAnalyze the purpose, process, implementation, and consequences of decision making and public policies in multiple settings and at different levels including the national, state, local (county, city, school board), and tribal.