As white Americans pushed west, Native Americans suffered loss of land, disease, and forced change. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 created Indian Territory, a place reserved for eastern Native American tribes. Though they lost the case of Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, the Cherokee reached independent status through the Supreme Court case of Worcester v. Georgia. However, a controversial treaty allowed removal to continue. The Trail of Tears was a painful event for the Cherokee people. Robert Lindneux's Painting Response
Now you should be familiar with the impact of westward expansion on Native Americans. Imagine you could speak to some of the people in Robert Lindneux’s painting. Use what you learned to create responses for the interview questions shown in the image below. You may submit the responses as text-only or as an image of the painting with captions.