Indian Removal & Trail of Tears

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Law passed in 1830 that ordered all Indians to move west of the Mississippi.

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Indian Removal Act

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7th president of the United States--signed the Indian Removal Act

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Andrew Jackson

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This tribe created their own language, government and vocabulary, trying to keep white settlers from trying to take their land. Options: Choctaw, Seminole, Cherokee, Creek

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Cherokee

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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.

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Cherokee man who created a written language for the Cherokee tribe.

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Sequoyah

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Leader of the Cherokee who argued the case of Worcester v. Georgia to the Supreme Court.

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John Ross

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What event increased Georgia's desire to move the Indians from the state? Options: Discovery of Gold, Manifest Destiny, Supreme Court Ruling, Expansion of the railroad

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Discovery of Gold

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Most conflicts between the white settlers and Indians were about

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land

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The land known as Indian Territory in the 1800's is now in the state of

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Oklahoma

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Supreme court Justice who sided with the Cherokee Indians in the case Worcester v Georgia.

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John Marshall