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Primary Source Analysis #3 Ques±ons
Instruc±ons:
“Our Hear
t
s are
Sickened
”
, Le²er from Chief John Ross (1836)
In "Our Hearts are Sickened," the writer of this le²er is Chief John Ross, a principal chief of the Cherokee
in Georgia. Chief Ross addresses this le²er to “the Senate and House of Representa±ves,” to protest the
Treaty of New Echota (Chief John Ross, "Our Hearts are Sickened”).
The treaty of New Echota that Chief John Ross refers to is a treaty which drove the Cherokee people from
Georgia. The last of the Cherokee people were forcibly removed from their homes by federal troops in
1838; their journey to Indian Territory (Oklahoma) is referred to as the "Trail of Tears," (Chief John Ross,
"Our Hearts are Sickened”).
The impact, according to Ross, on the U.S. Government breaking their treaty was the loss of freedom and
the ability of legal self-defence. When the government stripped them of their home and land, they also
took the Na±ves' dignity. They lost everything. Their homes, their families, their health, all because the
U.S. went behind the Na±ves' back and betrayed them (Chief John Ross, "Our Hearts are Sickened”).
I believe Chief John Ross used the words “our hearts are sickened” because it conveys the sense of
betrayal, hurt, and loss that the Cherokee people felt. The Na±ves were hurt and betrayed by the
government when they stripped them of their land and freedom. These words cut deep and make the
reader sympathize with the Na±ve and make them understand the hard ±mes the Na±ves went through
(Chief John Ross, "Our Hearts are Sickened”).
The objec±ve in wri±ng this le²er for Chief John Ross was to stop the forced removal of the Cherokee
people from their land. Ross wanted the Na±ve people to be able to con±nue to live on their land
without the government interfering and removing them. He felt that wri±ng this le²er was the only way
A³er you have read the assigned readings, insert your responses below to each of the following ques±ons.
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Write in full and complete sentences.
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Excellent responses are those that provide sufficient evidence & examples directly from the source to
support your asser±ons.
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Properly cite any directly quoted or paraphrased material by using quota±ons and providing the source
page number in parenthesis (MLA style).
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graded.
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Who is wri±ng the le²er? To whom is it addressed?
1
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What is the treaty of New Echota that he refers to?
2
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What is the impact, according to Ross, on the U.S. Government breaking their treaty?
3
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Why do you think Ross used the words “our hearts are sickened”?
4
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What is his objec±ve in wri±ng this le²er?
5
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to do it and to convince the government to stop removing them. Ross wanted to show resistance to the
government and its decisions by wri±ng this le²er (Chief John Ross, "Our Hearts are Sickened”).
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