You will look at the painting below and pretend you are a reporter who interviews people on the Trail of Tears. See the questions below and make your response as if you are the person on the Trail of Tears (use first person). DON’T FORGET!! – Write as if you ARE the person in the painting for questions 1-3. Explain it from their point of view.

1. (to the man who is being pointed to in #1 in the picture above) “Sir, please tell us what is happening here and why?”

2. (to the man being pointed to in #2) “Sir what were the cases of Cherokee Nation v. Georgia and Worchester v. Georgia (tell what happened in each case)? How do the cases relate to what is happening now?”
3. (to the woman being pointed to in #3) “Ma’am, please tell us about how this movement is affecting your people, now and for the future.”

4. What was Robert Lindeux’s purpose in painting this event? What evidence in the painting suggests his purpose?