Background: The United States government wanted the the Native Americans to stop moving around. So by stopping them from moving, they wanted the Indians to move west to a land that was reserved from them.
Push Factor: The Push factor is that the white people started settling in the Indians territory. Not only that but they also discovered gold on Indian land and war and conflict broke out between the Americans and the Indians.
Thinking Like A Historian:
Cause: White settlers started moving in to Indian territory and they discovered and started wars with the Indians and wanted them out of the land
Effect: Thousands of Indians died, they were mistreated, and were tricked by the U.S. They were also forced to move west.
Impact:
260 men, women, and children were killed
Essential questions: Why did they migrate? What was the impact of their migration?The Indians had moved west because white people started settling in the Indian territories. Not only that but they also discovered gold on Indian land and wars broke out between the Americans and the Indians. The impact of this was that several Indians died along their journey to the west.
Push Factor: The Push factor is that the white people started settling in the Indians territory. Not only that but they also discovered gold on Indian land and war and conflict broke out between the Americans and the Indians.
Thinking Like A Historian:
Cause: White settlers started moving in to Indian territory and they discovered and started wars with the Indians and wanted them out of the land
Effect: Thousands of Indians died, they were mistreated, and were tricked by the U.S. They were also forced to move west.
Impact:
260 men, women, and children were killed
Essential questions: Why did they migrate? What was the impact of their migration?The Indians had moved west because white people started settling in the Indian territories. Not only that but they also discovered gold on Indian land and wars broke out between the Americans and the Indians. The impact of this was that several Indians died along their journey to the west.