Could YOU Survive?
The Trail of Tears was a horrible journey where Native Americans were forced, sometimes at gunpoint by the United States army to march hundreds of miles through various conditions to reach their new homeland in the Indian Territory. Many were unable to make the journey and died along the way. Do you think you could have survived? Please click the buttons below that will bring you to websites that describe the conditions along the Trail of Tears. After you have read through some of the information please write one paragraph answering the question: Could you really survive the Trail of Tears? Please think realistically about this and be specific with your details. What makes you think you could survive OR what makes you think you could not? You will writing this answer in the space provided on your research guide. When you have finished please click the next button to move on.