Andrew Jackson Indian Removal Act and Trail of Tears

​Please Read the following article on Andrew Jackson and how he was with the natives.

I would take notes on paper if I was a wise student.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following correctly completes this graphic organizer?

• President Jackson annexes land west of the Mississippi River.

• President Jackson ignores a Supreme Court ruling.

• President Jackson introduces a bill to Congress.

• President Jackson vetoes an act passed by Congress.

Multiple Choice

Jackson is lobbying Congress to

• force Natives from their homes

• allow Natives to live peacefully with the white man

• take classes from the Natives to learn new skills

Multiple Choice

Which of the following correctly completes the graphic organizer

• President Jackson annexes lands west of the Mississippi River

• President Jackson ignores John Marshall's ruling

• President Jackson introduces a bill in Congress forcefully removing the Cherokee

• President Jackson vetoes a law forcing the Indians off their lands.

Multiple Choice

What was a major reason for the federal government's involvement in the relocations depicted on this map?

• The persuade American Indians to become farmers
• To gain access to important rivers
• To punish American Indians who were allies of the British
• To acquire valuable agricultural land and natural resources

Multiple Choice

Which of the following correctly completes this graphic organizer?

• President Jackson annexes land west of the Mississippi River.

• President Jackson ignores a Supreme Court ruling.

• President Jackson introduces a bill to Congress.

• President Jackson vetoes an act passed by Congress.

Multiple Choice

Which event directly led to the event described in the quote?

• Indian Removal Act

• Battle of New Orleans

• Battle of Horshoe Bend

• Jackson Purchase

Multiple Choice

The long walk for many Native Americans who were forced out of their homelands was called the --

• Native Walk

• Trail of Natives

• Trail of Tears

• Removal Trail

Multiple Choice

The following map depicts the relocation of Native American tribes during the --

• Great Migration

• Trail of Tears

• Westward Migration

• Manifest Destiny

Multiple Choice

The Trail of Tears refers to

• Jackson’s angry negotiations with the Five Civilized Tribes.

• the movement of Seminole Indians from the West to Florida.

• government workers who lost their jobs due to Jackson’s spoils system.

• the removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory in Oklahoma.

Multiple Choice

How did Jackson respond to the Worcester v Georgia ruling?

• he refused to enforced it and the Cherokee had to move anyway

• he respected the ruling and built new housing for the Cherokee

• he burned all of the Cherokee property and executed their men

• he put them on ships and exiled them to Greenland

Multiple Choice

Complete the following statement:

Worchester v. Georgia ruled that the Cherokee would be allowed to stay on their land in the state of Georgia.  Andrew Jackson...

• sent troops to protect the Cherokee
• made a law to protect the Cherokee
• supported the decision of the court.
• Had congress pass the Indian Removal act and sent the Cherokee to the Oklahoma territory. 

Multiple Choice

As a result of Andrew Jackson’s policies, Native American Indians were

• Relocated to reservations in Mexico

• Forced to move to areas west of the Mississippi River

• Gradually allowed to return to their lands

• Given United States citizenship

Multiple Choice

What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?

• Manifest destiny 
• Monroe Doctrine 
• Great Awakening 
• Louisiana Purchase

Multiple Choice

Which of these would be the best title for the illustration above?

• Divine Nature
• Survival of the Fittest
• Universal Expansion
• Manifest Destiny

Multiple Choice

How did Jackson react to the Supreme Court favoring the Cherokees?

• He listened the the Supreme Court

• He dueled with John Marshall

• He filed a petition against the Cherokees

• He did not listen to the Supreme Court and let Georgia take native land

Multiple Choice

What was one of Andrew Jackson's primary goals regarding Native Americans?

• To give them full American citizenship

• To give them better lands and jobs

• To create a peaceful country for whites and Native Americans

• To steal Native American land by removing them from their lands

Multiple Select

Which of the following NOT true about Andrew Jackson?

• He is on the $20 bill

• He was the 7th president of the United States

• he decreased the powers of the president

• he supported the removal and relocation of Native Americans by the US government

Open Ended

Why did American settlers want land from the Native Americans?

Multiple Choice

Why did American settlers want land from the Native Americans?

• Because the land was valuable for growing crops.

• Because they wanted to build cities.

• Because they wanted to trade with Native Americans.

• Because they wanted to explore new territories.

Open Ended

Part 1: What did the Native Americans try to do to save their land?

Part 2: Did it work?

Multiple Choice

During President Andrew Jackson’s administration, what action did many Native American nations take in an effort to preserve their homelands?

• They formed alliances with European powers to fight the United States.

• They moved west voluntarily before the U.S. government forced them to relocate.

• They adopted aspects of American culture and used the U.S. legal system to defend their land rights.

• They refused all negotiations and immediately launched armed resistance against settlers.

Open Ended

What is the Indian Removal Act?

Multiple Choice

What was the main purpose of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

• To give Native Americans full U.S. citizenship

• To move Native American tribes west of the Mississippi River so white settlers could use their land

• To end all conflicts between Native Americans and the U.S. government

• To allow Native Americans to choose new territories anywhere in the United States

Open Ended

Describe the Trail of Tears.

Multiple Choice

What is the Trail of Tears?

• The nickname for the path pioneers used to reach Oregon

• The forced journey of Native Americans who were removed from their homeland, causing thousands of deaths

• A celebration route used by the Cherokee to honor their leaders

• A path that connected Native American trade centers

Multiple Choice

What was the issue in Worcester v. Georgia?

• The taxation of Cherokee lands.

• The use of subsistence farming by the Cherokee people.

• The sovereignty of the Cherokee nation.

• The abandonment of the Cherokee culture by its people.

Multiple Choice

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

• The ruling gave the state authority over relations with American Indians.

• The state ignored the ruling and distributed Cherokee lands to white settlers.

• More American Indian tribes decided to grant licenses to missionaries to live on tribal lands.

• Reservation policies were overturned and replaced with land grants to individuals.