Trail of Death

By ahalcomb20

  • President Jackson

    President Jackson
    President Andrew Jackson decided in 1830 that the US government need to remove all Native Americans.

  • The law

    The law
    This law was providing help for the Indians.

  • Potawatomi Leader

    Potawatomi Leader
    The leader of the Potawatami was Chief Menominee. He steped up when the Potawatami was kicked off their land.

  • The walk

    The walk
    The Potawatomi walked through almost 4 whole states to get to their new location.

  • Potawatomi

    Potawatomi
    The US government decided to remove the Potawatomi from their homes in Indiana and Illinois.

  • Moving

    Moving
    On this date the Potawatomi's led off their land in Kansas by armed guards.

  • Death

    Death
    The Trail of Death had a lot of deaths in it. Many people died it was heard for family and heard for everyone to watch. Mostly children died on this trail because of sickness and loss of food.

  • Potawatomi

    Potawatomi
    More than 800 Potawatomi were removed from their homes and send to another land in Eastern Kansas.