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Trail of Death

By cnelson20

  • Indian Removal Act

    The Indian Removal Act was created by Andrew Jackson and passed by the Federal Government.

  • Menominee

    Chief Menominee and his bands stayed at the Twin Lakes Village.

  • General Tipton

    General Tipton and 100 of his soldiers arrived at the Village, they rounded up the band and started to burn down their crops along with their houses and homes.

  • Invading

    The American soldier invaded the Potawatomi land.
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    Potawatomi Trail Of Death

  • The March

    This is when the Potawatomi tribe began their march

  • Results

    The Potawatomi finally made it to their end. They made it with only 756 of the tribe.

  • The End

    They made it to what is now called Kansas.

  • Father Petit

    Father Petit wrote a letter to Bishop Simon Brute, Vincennes, Indiana, describing the march.