1. At what restaurant in downtown Springfield did people eat lunch while they were retracing the Trail of Death in 2003?Now, here are the links ... in no logical order (unless Google has some logic to its directory that escapes me at the moment).
2. Why was the Trail of Death called by that name?
3. What were the Indians promised if they looked presentable when they marched through Springfield?
4. Who was Fr. Benjamin Petit? Where and when did he die? What does he tell you about Potawatomi culture of the 1830s? Why is he important to the story of the Trail of Death?
The Prairie Band of the Potawatomi Nation has a map and a list of historical markers commemorating the Trail of Death. Look for markers near Springfield and nearby cities. Also take a look at the official website of the Prairie Band, and follow the links to their history and the flier for their 2006 pow wow. Notice all the dance contests.
The Fulton County (Ind.) Historical Society's diary of the Trail of Death has a brief, but detailed account of the journey. Read it from start to finish to get an idea of the hardship involved. What do you make of the treatment the Potawatomi received in Jacksonville?
An educational project from Urbana School District 116 has several first-hand or primary sources on the Trail of Death. Read especially the story in The Sangamo Journal (which is misspelled on the website, incidentally). What does the Journal's description of the Potawatomi and their fear of the Cherokee tell you about white attitudes toward Indians during the 1830s?
Indiana's Fulton County Historical Society has posted an account of its commemorative caravan across Illinois in September 2003. What does their caravan tell you about attitudes toward Indians today? The historical society's website also has accounts of the caravan in Indiana, Missouri and Kansas.
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1. The Holy Land resteraunt.
2. The Trail of Death was named so because of the mass number of people marching through the conditions, along with the deaths of many children.
3. The Indians were promised tobacco when they got through Springfield.
4. Benajmin Petit was a young priest who walked along the trail of death with the Indians. He became ill on the trail an died at the Jesuit seminary in St Louis. He is important to the story of the trail of death because he baptized many of the children.
1. They ate at the Holy Land restaurant in downtown springfield.
2. The trail of death was called that because the indians were first forced out of there native land and forced to move into an area that was not very large. Many men, women, and children died.
3.The indians were promised if they looked presentable, that they would be given land in return for moving there families and lives.
4. He passed away february 10th 1839. in st louis hospital while passing through, walking through the trail of death with the indians. He was a Roman Catholic priest. It is important to tell the story of the Trail of Death beacause people need to understand what these people were forced to do. It would be just like us having to pack up all of our things and move to a foreign place, just because someone wanted our land.
1. In 2003, while retracing the trail of death, the people stopped at the Holy Land restaurant near the Old Capitol building.
2. In 1838, government agents forcibly removed 859 Potawatomi Indians from their homes in Indiana and Michigan to a reservation in Kansas. Because of the many deaths that occurred on the ten week journey, the removal became known as the Trail of Death.
3. The Indians were promised tobacco if they presented a good appearance through Springfield. They finally received this reward from the citizens when they reached the Jacksonville town square.
4. Father Benjamin Petit was the one who showed up while the Indians were in Danville, IL. He got the chiefs out of the jail wagons and baptized the dying babies to help try and save them. He had also performed services before the journey began on some days. He tells us that the Indians were very religious and were thankful to have him along to baptize, lead services, and instill hope in the Indians. He died at the Jesuit Seminary in St. Louis February 10th, 1839.
1. The Holy Land restaurant.
2. The Trail of Death got its name because so many people were forced from their homes in bad conditions and there were a lot of deaths.
3. They were promised land when they got to their new location.
4. Fr. Benjamin Petit was a Catholic Priest. He died on February 10, 1839. Petit was the one who was baptizing all the children.
1. They ate a Holy Land Restaurant in Downtown Springfield.
2. The trail of death was called this because the indians were first forced out of there native land, and then forced to move into an area that was not very big at all. Many women, men, and children died.
3. The indians were promised tobacoo when they got through springfield, and if they looked presentable, they would be given land in return for moving there family, and their lives.
4. Benjamin Petit was a young priest who walked along the trail of death with the Indians. He passed away February 10, 1839. He became ill on the trail and died at the Jesuit seminary in St. Louis. It is important to tell the story of the Trail of Death because people need to understand what these people were forced to do. He is also important to the story of the trail of death because he bapitzed many on the children.
1. At what restaurant in downtown Springfield did people eat lunch while they were retracing the Trail of Death in 2003? Hold Land Restaurant
2. Why was the Trail of Death called by that name?
Because of the large quantaties of Indians whom traveled died as they searched for new "property" they could call their own.
3. What were the Indians promised if they looked presentable when they marched through Springfield?
They were offered Tobacco is they looked presentable.
4. Who was Fr. Benjamin Petit? Where and when did he die? What does he tell you about Potawatomi culture of the 1830s? Why is he important to the story of the Trail of Death?
Roman Catholic priest whom died while traveling with the indians on Feb. 10, 1839. This tells us that the Potawatomi culture is infected with sickness. It is important to talk about the Trail of Death to remind us about how lucky we are. We could not survive either if we just all of a sudden had to leave our homeland for someone else with hardly any food or medicine.
1)In 2003 they ate lunch at the holy land restaurant.
2)Many Indians died on the the way during their march they were then burried along the roadside, this is why it is named the trail of death.
3)Polke promised the Indians tobacco if the were presented a good appearance.
4)Father Benajmin Petit was a young priest who would baptize the dying children and also the the new born children while on the trail. He became sick and later died at th Jesuit seminary on Feb. 10 1838.
1. the Holy Land Resturant
2. The Trail of Death was given that name because when the Indians were forced off there land and were marching to Kansas many died including children
3. The indians were promised, if they looked presentable, tobacco when they got through Springfield
4. Benjamin Petit who was a young priest that took the journey with the indians baptizing many along the way, during the march he became very ill and died at the Jesuit Seminary in St. Louis
The Holy Land restaurant was were people retracted the trail of death in springfield in 2003. The removal of potawatomi indians from northern indiana to kansas was named the trail of death due to the amazing number of indians killed by soldiers on the way. The indians were promised tobaco if they presented a decent appearence when going through springfield. Fr. Benjamin Petit was the catholic missionary to the potawatomi indians in northern indiana. He died feb. 10 1839 at st. louis university.
1. Holy Land restaurant
2. Because of all the ones that died on their journey
3. They were promised tobacco
4.He was a Roman Catholic priest He died february 10th 1839. in st louis. It had to do with diseases. Its important to know what these people had to do and it would suck if he were told just to pack up and leave.
1. they at the Holy Land restuarant
2. It got its name from the long jouney they inquired and the numerous amounts of deaths the incurred.
3. They were promised tobacco if they looked presentable.
4. Benjamin Petit was a priest who walked the Trail of Death until his death at the Jesuit Seminary in St. Louis in 1839. It is important to tell the story because of what these people went through during this journey. People should know what happened to them and why they had to do this and the suffering they incurred.
1.They at a Restraunt called Holy Land by the old Capitol Building.
2. The Trails of Death was named that Because the Indians were forsed out from there native land, into a area of land that was not very large, Which casued many women, men, and children to die.
3. The Indians were promised tobacco after going thru. Springfieldhaving a good appearance.
4. Father Benjamin Petit was
Catholic Missionary to the Potawatomi Indians who walked along the trails of death. He passed away February 10, 1839, in St. Louis. He told the story of trails of death b/c he wanted to understand what those indians were foursed to do.
1. At what restaurant in downtown Springfield did people eat lunch while they were retracing the Trail of Death in 2003?
1. Holy Land restaurant by the Old Capitol building.
2. Why was the Trail of Death called by that name?
2. The removal of the Potawatomi Indians from northern Indiana to Kansas took place Sept.-Nov. 1838. Nearly 900 Indians were rounded up by soldiers and marched at gun point for 61 days. So many died on the way and were buried by the roadside that it is called the Trail of Death.
3. What were the Indians promised if they looked presentable when they marched through Springfield?
3. Promised tobacco if they looked presentable walking throught springfield.
4. Who was Fr. Benjamin Petit? Where and when did he die? What does he tell you about Potawatomi culture of the 1830s? Why is he important to the story of the Trail of Death?
4. The Catholic missionary, Rev. Father Petit, who was in charge of the chapel at the time of the removal of the Indians from Twin lakes, was a remarkable character and performed a prominent part during that exciting period. He was born in France, and was about twenty-five years old at the time of his ministrations, which began probably in the summer of 1837 and ended in September 1838, when the Indians were driven away.
1. The Holy Land restaurant by the Old Capitol building.
2. It is called the Trail of Death due to the fact that so many died on the way and were buried by the roadside from Northern Indiana to Kansas.
3. They were promised tobacco if they looked presentable when marching through Springfield
4. Father Petit died in the Jesuit seminary building at 9th and Washington streets of St.Louis on November 4, 1838, and was buried in the old cemetery at 7th Street and St. Charles Avenue. He is important because he risked getting ill to baptize the dying children that came through his ministry.
1. The restaurant that people ate lunch at while they were retracing the Trail of Death in 2003 was the Holy Land Restaurant.
2. The Trail of Death got its title from when they were forced to leave and when traveling through harsh conditions, a lot of people died.
3. What the indians were promised if they looked presentable when they marched through Springfield was tabacco.
4. Fr. Benjamin Petitdied died February 10, 1839, in the Jesuit seminary building at 9th and Washington Streets. The importance to tell the story of the Trail of Death is because people need to understand what these people were forced to do. He is also important to the story of the trail of death because he bapitzed many on the children
1. In 2003 during the retracing of the Trail of Death, the people ate lunch at Holy Land restaurant.
2. The trail of Death was called by that name because of the many deaths that occured on the ten week journey of the forced removal of Indians to reservations in Kansas.
3. They were promised tobacco if they looked presentable through Springfield.
4. Fr. Benjamin Petit was a priest and missionary to the Potawatomi. He died on Feb 10, 1839 at the Jeusit semenary at St. Louis University. He tells of the hardships of the Potawatomi in the 1830s and he vividly descibes the journey. He is impotant because his journal and letters describes the journey and the hardships firsthand.
1. The people who retraced the Trail of Death in 2003 ate at the Holy Land Restaurant across from the Old State Capitol.
2. The Trail of Death was called so because 859 Potawatomi were forcibly taken away from their homes. 39 people died and many became very ill. Many of the deaths were caused by Typhoid fever and almost all of the deaths were of children.
3. The Indians were promised tobacco if they looked presentable while passing through Springfield.
4. Fr. Benjamin Petit was a Catholic Missionary from France. He had baptized many of the young children of the Potawatomi and the rest of the tribe took him in and treated him well. He was granted permission to go on the Trail of Death where he took care of the sick and dying. He was responsible for the burial of many young children. This shows how the Potawatomi were a loving tribe who were accepting of others who were peaceful. Fr. Petit died at the St. Louis University seminary and is buried at the University of Notre Dame.
1. The Holy Land Restaurant.
2. It was because of the large number of people who marched and died on this long journey.
3.They were promised land.
4. He was a priest who went with the indians on the trail of death and baptized many dying children and people to save their souls
They ate at the Holy Land restaurant in downtown springfield.
2. The trail of death was called that because the indians were first forced out of there native land and forced to move into an area that was not very large. Many men, women, and children died.
3.The indians were promised if they looked presentable, that they would be given land in return for moving there families and lives.
4. The guy passed away february 10th in 1839. at st louis hospital while passing through, walking through the trail of death with the indians. He was a Roman Catholic priest. It is important to tell the story of the Trail of Death beacause people need to understand what these people were forced to do. It would be just like us having to pack up all of our things and move to a foreign place, just because someone wanted our land.
1. holy land
2. many people and deaths of children.
3. tobacco and land
4. priest who walked with them and babtized the children, died in St. Louis
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