Trail of Death

  • Andrew Jackson

    President Andrew Jackson decided in 1830 that the U.S goverment needed to remove all native americans.
  • The Law

    This law was providing help for the Indians
  • Potawatomi leader

    the leader of the potawatomi was Chief Nenomiee. He stepped up when they were kicked off there land
  • The Walk

    The Potawatomi walked through almost four whole states to get to their new location.
  • Potawatomi

    The U.S goverment decieded to remove the Potawatomi from their homes in Indiana and Illionis.
  • Death

    The trail of deaths had a lot of deaths in it. many people died it was hard for familes it hurt people to watch all the childern die. mostly childern died on this trail.
  • Moving

    On this date the potawmis left off their land in Kansas by U.S armed gaurds.
  • Potawatomi

    More than 800 potawatomi were removed from their homes