Trail of Tears and Worcester v Georgia

The Age of Jackson (3)

Indian Removal Act of 1830, Trail of Tears, Worcester v. Georgia

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Multiple Choice

The Cherokee responded to the state of Georgia's attempts to remove them by ____

• suing the state of Georgia in the Supreme Court

• Compromise of 1832

• Cherokee were forced to relocate

• Cherokee declared war on the United States

Multiple Choice

How did the Supreme Court decision in Worcester v. Georgia affect American Indians?

• Georgia gained authority over American Indian relations

• Geogia gave the lands back to the Cherokee Indians

• President Jackson ignored the Supreme Court

• Georgia declared war on the Cherokee Indians

Multiple Choice

What was the main destination of American Indians forced to relocate as part of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

• Arkansas

• Oklahoma

• Louisiana

• Mississippi

• Missouri

Poll

On a scale of hero to villain, where do you rate the Indian Removal Act of 1830 and the The Trail of Tears?

• Heroic

• somewhat heroic

• Neither

• somewhat villainous

• Villainous