SS8H4e Cherokee and the Trail of Tears

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The Dahlonega Gold Rush, Worcester v. Georgia, and the Trail of Tears all are related to

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the plight of the Cherokee.

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What was Sequoyah's major contribution to the Cherokee culture?

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He developed a syllabary so the Cherokee could have a written language.

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The Treaty of Indian Springs (1825) and the Treaty of New Echota (1835) were similar in that each

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resulted in the loss of American Indian land holdings in the Southeastern U.S.

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Which is the BEST conclusion that can be drawn from the study of these topics?

• Dahlonega Gold Rush
• Indian Removal Act
• Treaty of New Echota

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The conflict between the Georgia settlers and the Cherokee Indians was based on conflicting views over land ownership and rights.

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Which Supreme Court decision denied the right of states to take tribal lands but was ignored by President Andrew Jackson?

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Worcester v. Georgia

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John Marshall was a leader of which instrument of government?

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the Supreme Court

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Who was the chief of the Cherokee who took a petition to Congress protesting the Cherokee removal from their land?

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John Ross

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These statements are describing events that resulted from the presidency of:

• More than 45,000, American Indians begin to be relocated to the West
• About 100 million acres of Indian land was ceded to the U.S.
• The Treaty of New Echota was signed, giving up all Cherokee land in Georgia
• The beginning of the "Trail of Tears"

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Andrew Jackson.

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In 1838, the U.S. Army forced thousands of Cherokee people to march to the Indian Territory (in present-day Oklahoma) as part of the removal process. Which statement BEST explains why the route to the Indian Territory became known as the "Trail of Tears"?

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Many Cherokee died along the journey.

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The red path on the map from Tennessee to Oklahoma is most likely showing what aspect of American history?

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The Trail of Tears