SS Weekly Week 11 Cherokee Nation

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Where did the Cherokee NOT have lands? Alabama, Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee

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Massachusetts

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What event happened in 1829 that made it almost impossible to stop settlers from taking land from the natives?

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Gold was discovered.

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Where were the Cherokee told they had to move? Options: to southern Florida, to the California area, anywhere besides Georgia, beyond the Mississippi River

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beyond the Mississippi River

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How many American Indians were removed with the Indian Removal Act?

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100000

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What group of people enforced the Trail of Tears? Options: settlers who wanted the land, the United States Army, sheriffs and deputies in Georgia, other tribes that wanted hunting grounds

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the United States Army

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What was Andrew Jackson's tie to Florida before he was president?

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He was the military governor of Florida.

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What did Osceola do?

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He led the Seminoles to fight and evade the Army.

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For how long did the Seminole warriors fight and evade the US military by hiding in the swamps?

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seven years

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Which of the following is NOT true about Sequoyah's early years? Options: He was a silversmith, He fought in the War of 1812, He was raised by a single mom, He fought in the American Revolution

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He fought in the American Revolution

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What is a syllabary?

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symbols for the sounds and syllables in a language