Indian Removal Act

Indian Removal Act

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Map Analysis: Based on the map, what was the purpose of the Indian Removal Act?

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Andrew Jackson - ​7th President of the United States. He was a supporter of Indian Removal. 

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​Trail of Tears - The forced relocation of Native American tribes to the west during the 1830s. More than 4,000 Native Americans died

  

​Indian Removal Act - Law signed by Andrew Jackson in 1830 that forced Native American tribes to move west

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Cherokee v. Georgia - Supreme Court decision stating that the Cherokee did not have to follow U.S. laws   

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President who supported Indian Removal

• James Madison

• Andrew Jackson

• James Monroe

• George H.W. Bush

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Name for the law that forcibly moved Native American tribes from their homes to lands in the west.

• Indian Homestead Act

• Indian Relocation Act

• Indian Removal Act

• Indian Benevolence Act

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True/False: The name for the forced relocation of Native American tribes to the west during the 1830s is called the Trail of Tears.

• True

• False

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Name for the Supreme Court decision stating that the Cherokee did not have to follow U.S. laws   

• Cherokee v. Georgia 

• Cherokee v. Kansas

• Cherokee v. Oklahoma 

• Cherokee v. New York

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Exit Ticket: What was the Indian Removal Act? What effect did it have on Native American groups living inside the United States?