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The Trail of Tears and Forced Displacement
Document the forced march, human suffering, and demographic impact of removal on Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole nations.
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Indigenous Nations, European Colonization, and U.S. Policy
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Goal
Compare how European powers and the United States interacted with Indigenous nations and evaluate the impacts of treaties, sovereignty, and resistance.
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Learning standards covered
8.14Oregon Social Studies Standards · All agesInvestigate how economic decisions affect the well-being of individuals within a group (such as enslaved people, indigenous peoples, women, and children), businesses, and society.
8.24Oregon Social Studies Standards · All agesExamine the cause and effect of social, political, and economic factors that motivated westward expansion, invasion of indigenous peoples, institutions, and the resulting impacts.
8.25Oregon Social Studies Standards · All agesEvaluate the influence of the intersections of identity, including but not limited to gender, age, race, ethnicity, religion, and class on the experiences of peoples, groups, and events.