U3Ch1 Study Guide

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The development of turnpikes ________.

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prevented travelers from using the road until they paid a toll

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The Erie Canal linked the Hudson River to the ________.

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Great Lakes

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Use the graph to answer the question.

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By 1850, railroads had become a key part of America’s transportation network.

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Why had most Native Americans in the East moved west of the Mississippi River by 1830?

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The U.S. government forced them to move because settlers wanted their lands.

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How did the Seminoles and their leader Osceola react to the threat of displacement?

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The Seminoles resisted displacement by armed fighting with U.S. troops.

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What did the Supreme Court rule in the case of Worcester v. Georgia?

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The court ruled that Georgia had no authority over the Cherokee or their lands.

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Use the image to answer the question.

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The Cherokee faced brutal conditions along the Trail of Tears.

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Which of the following created the reservation system in the United States? Options: the ruling in Worcester v. Georgia, the Indian Appropriations Act, the Indian Removal Act, the Dawes Act

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the Indian Appropriations Act

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Based on the excerpt from President Andrew Jackson's First Annual Message, which statement would Jackson agree with? Options: Removal will cause irreversible damage to the five tribes., Removal is necessary to save the five tribes from extinction., The United States must repair the damage done to Native cultures., The United States is responsible for the destruction of many Native cultures.

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Removal is necessary to save the five tribes from extinction.

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In the excerpt from the Memorial of the Cherokee Nation, on what basis do the Cherokee claim ownership of their native lands? "Permit us to ask, what better right can a people have to a country, than the right of inheritance and immemorial peaceable possession?"

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They have lived on the land for countless years, and it has been passed down to them from generation to generation.