Caroline Bohnenberger 12/6/12 1st Period

Annotated Bibliography

The History Channel Website. "Trail of Tears." History. The History Channel, n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2012. <http://www.history.com/topics/trail-of-tears>. This secondary source shares information about the "Five Civilized Tribes", President Andrew Jackson, and the Cherokee Nation. This website also has pictures of people involved in the "Indian removal" act. PBS. "Indian Country Diaries." Public Broadcasting Service, Sept. 2006. Web. 6 Dec. 2012. <http://www.pbs.org/indiancountry/history/trail.html>. This secondary source includes video clips about the Trail of Tears and the "Indian removal" act. This website also has an interactive map of the Trail of Tears. "Primary Documents in American History." Indian Removal Act: Primary Documents of American History (Virtual Programs & Services, Library of Congress). Ed. Web Guides. The Library of Congress, n.d. Web. 06 Dec. 2012. <http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Indian.html>. This secondary source includes a brief history of the "Indian removal" act. It also includes a list of other sources on the same topic Andrew Jackson. "Andrew Jackson Primary Sources." Andrew Jackson Primary Sources. Red River Historian, n.d. Web. 06 Dec. 2012. <http://www.redriverhistorian.com/jackson.html>.

This primary source is Andrew Jackson's speech on the "Indian removal act." This speech proves that Jackson favored "Indian removal". Burnett, John G. "10.8 A Soldier Recalls the Trail of Tears." A Soldier Recalls the Trail of Tears. Learn NC, n.d. Web. 06 Dec. 2012. <http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/nchist-newnation/4532>. This primary source is a letter written by a soldier who drove the Cherokee Indians out of the Cherokee nation. This letter shows the Trail of Tears through the eyes of a soldier. Bushyhead, Jane. "Digital History." Digital History, n.d. Web. 06 Dec. 2012. This primary source is a letter written by a young Cherokee girl on the trail of tears. This letter lets you see the Trail of Tears from a Cherokee's point of view. Washington, George. "Letter, George Washington to the Senate on." The New Nation, 1783-1815. The Library of Congress, n.d. Web. 6 Dec. 2012. <Bushyhead, Jane. "Digital History." Digital History, n.d. Web. 06 Dec. 2012.>. This primary source is a letter from George Washington to the Senate. It shares his thoughts on the "Indian removal" act. Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth, and Adrienne Wilmoth Lerner. "On Indian Removal Introduction." Gale in Context, n.d. Web. 6 Dec. 2012. <President Andrew Jackson's Message to Congress 'On Indian Removal' (1830)>. This secondary source analyzes Andrew Jackson's speech on "Indian removal." It also includes excerpts from his speech.