Forced Removal: Causes and Effects of the Trail of Tears

by Heather E. Schwartz

Book Overview

American Indians and white Americans had been living near each other for hundreds of years. But in 1830 the U.S. government forced Indians from their homes in the East. Many would die on their journey west, which became known as the Trail of Tears. How would it affect their lives and change the United States?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1491420367
• ISBN13: 9781491420362
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Capstone Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 8 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 5