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10/5/10 Inquiry Draft (S. Merritt)


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-Something that has always grabbed my attention is the Trail of Tears and the struggles that the Native Americans persevered through, despite being removed. Around the 1830’s several groups of Indians, one of which was the Seminoles, were located in the Deep South and pushed off their land. This topic interests me because my family background is actually Seminole Indian and there is a strong Native American presence within my ancestors. I enjoy learning about the distribution of American soil over the years and how the U.S.A. actually became established today. This subject is relevant to both L.A. and S.S. because there are many writers who wish to express their thoughts about events such as this. I think informing students about Native American history is under-rated and I find this topic something I am passionate about.
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-Another potential topic is the study of the Holocaust and the feelings of prisoners. I have always been interested in this, creating a unit revolving around this topic in Dr. Pope's class last semester. I feel as though this is something important for students to be informed about and there are many underlying questions that few people have thoroughly looked upon.

- //KEY QUESTION:// What are the social and public reactions of the Cherokee press during the Trail of Tears in regards to Andrew Jackson's Indian removal act?

__Sources:__ The newspaper of the Cherokee people, which was called the Cherokee Phoenix ,is available online at Digital Library of Georgia - http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/

The direct link to search the collection is http://neptune3.galib.uga.edu/ssp/cgi-bin/ftaccess.cgi?_id=7f000001&dbs=ZLGN

You can browse the Cherokee Phoenix at http://neptune3.galib.uga.edu/ssp/cgi-bin/tei-news-idx.pl?sessionid=7f000001&type=years&id=CHRKPHNX

Western Carolina University has a collection of transcribed issues that are much easier to read. These are available online at http://www.wcu.edu/library/CherokeePhoenix/

9/20/10 [|May 22,1930] -description of decision about Indian removal

Start by looking at newspaper editions from around the time of the Indian Removal Act, which was signed into law May 26, 1830. You can browse newspaper editions from May 22, 1830 - September 18, 1830. Unfortunately, the Sept 18 issue is the last one that has been transcribed.