Andrew Jackson, The Indian Removal Act, and the Trail of Tears

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Who was the seventh president of the United States from 1829-1837?

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Andrew Jackson

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What was one of Andrew Jackson's main ambitions as president?

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United States expansion westward

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What was the idea that it was the destiny of the United States to expand westward called?

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Manifest Destiny

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In what year did Andrew Jackson sign the Indian Removal Act?

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1830

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What was the policy of Indian removal enforced after Andrew Jackson's presidency?

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Trail of Tears

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What did Andrew Jackson refer to Native Americans as?

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Savages

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What was the result of the policy to 'civilize' or 'Europeanize' the Native Americans?

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Native Americans were forced to leave their land

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What discovery served as an additional impetus for advocates of removal in the 1830s to push the Cherokee from their lands? Options: Oil, Silver, Gold, Diamonds

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Gold

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What did the Indian Removal Act of 1830 allow the president to do?

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Exchange lands east of the Mississippi for those on which Native Americans currently resided.

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Who were the supporters of the Indian Removal Act?

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States in the Southeast