Chapter 5: Forced Removals and Economic Decline (1846-1939)

Recommended Grade Levels: 8th-HS

Standards Alignment:

8th Grade and HS Ohio Social Studies Content Statements: Grade 8 - 9, 10, 14, 15, 16; HS - 12

8th Grade and HS Indiana Social Studies Content Standards: 8.1.15, 8.1.17, 8.1.23, 8.1.28; HS - USH.2.6, USH.9.4, USH.9.6

8th Grade and HS Oklahoma Social Studies Content Standards: 8.CS3.1.E, 8.CS4.2.C, 8.CS4.6.C; HS - OKHistGovCS2.3, OKHistGovCS2.6, OKHistGovCS2.7, USHistCS1.2.B

8th Grade and HS ELA Common Core Literacy Standard: RH.6-8.1, RH.6-8.2, RH.6-8.5, RH.6-8.6, RH.6-8.7, WHST.6-8.1, WHST.6-8.2, WHST.6-8.5, WHST.6-8.8, WHST.6-8.9; HS - RH.9-10.1, RH.9-10.2, RH9-10.6, WHST.9-10.1, WHST.9-10.2, WHST.9-10.8

Essential Questions:

How does removal affect a culture?

How do different cultures value and respect land rights?

How do different groups of people define homeland?