Unit Review- Andrew Jackson & The Indian Removal Act

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Which Act First allowed the Federal Government to pay Native Americans to move west?

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Indian Removal Act

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In 1830, President ____________________ pushed the Indian Removal Act through Congress

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Andrew Jackson

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Where was most of the area set aside for Native Americans in 1834 located today?

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Oklahoma

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The Indian Removal Act led to the event known in History as....

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The Trail of Tears

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The consequences of the Indian Removal Act were: 1/4 of the people that traveled the Trail of Tears died, Native Americans were pushed onto land that was not suitable for their way of life, the government established a pattern of treating Native Americans as being inferior.

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all of these

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Why was it called the "Trail of Tears?"

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Harsh conditions, many deaths, and people cried over the loss of their "homeland".

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What were the names of the Five Civilized Tribes?

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Creek, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Seminole

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Why did white settlers support the Indian Removal Act?

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They wanted the land for growing cotton, Gold was discovered on Cherokee land, future expansion and slave plantations.

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What did the Indian Removal Act do?

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It required the tribes to move to the new "Indian Territory" west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their lands in the east.

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Which statement of the "5 civilized tribes" is most accurate? Options: They banded together to violently oppose removal. They willingly went to the west. They resisted adopting the ways of Americans and their culture. They attempted to adopt some parts of American culture in hopes that they would be left alone on their lands.

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They attempted to adopt some parts of American culture in hopes that they would be left alone on their lands.