Indian Removal Act: 7th (Mr. Scho) #2

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Which of the following best describes the policies Andrew Jackson had towards Native Americans? He wanted them to relocate to the West so Americans could acquire their land, He wanted them to enlist in the US military, He wanted them to move into Southeast United States, He encouraged them to relocate to Canada

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He wanted them to relocate to the West so Americans could acquire their land

Front

While Andrew Jackson was president, many Native Americans were forced off their land by a law called the ________________ of 1830.

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Indian Removal Act

Front

What allowed President Jackson the right to make treaties with Native Americans to move west (it also gave the President authority to use force if they wouldn't move)?

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Indian Removal Act

Front

The difficult trips west by the Indians (especially the Cherokee) were known as the...

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Trail of Tears

Front

President Andrew Jackson called the American Indians savages and thought

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they stood in the way of progress

Front

Which is the most accurate description of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

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Native Americans were to be moved west of the Mississippi River.

Front

The Trail of Tears is associated with . . .

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the difficult and harsh trip the Indians made west

Front

Why did President Jackson and white settlers want to move the Native Americans to the Great Plains?

Back

it was considered a desert

Front

The Indian Removal Act was signed by President Andrew Jackson in _______.

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1830

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If the Native Americans didn't relocate west, they were expected to ______________________.

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assimilate into the white American culture.