Westward Expansion/Natives in Georgia

Justice John Marshall ruled that:

• Native Americans were sovereign and not subject to Georgia's laws.
• The Natives could be forced to leave their land.
• the President had the ultimate authority over the Native Americans.
• All Natives were forced to convert to christianity.

How did Sequoyah help his people?

• He created the Cherokee Phoenix.
• He wrote a letter to George Washington pleading for his people.
• He was one of the missionaries attempting to convert the Natives.
• He created a written form of language.

Which Native American was murdered by his people?

• Chief John Ross
• Chief Alexander McGillivray
• Chief William McIntosh

Andrew Jackson did all of the following EXCEPT:

• signed the Treaty of New York
• signed the Native American Removal Act
• fought against the Red Sticks
• wrote a letter to the Cherokee people telling them they had to leave

The tribe with the most people and land in Georgia was

• The Creek
• The Cherokee

John Ross did all of the following to help his people EXCEPT:

• plead with the U.S. Government

• write letters to the U.S. government

• went to speak to Congress on behalf of the Cherokee people

• went to war with the U.S. Government

The Cherokee people were forced _______ of the Mississippi River

• North 
• South
• East 
• West

Andrew Jackson led the U.S. troops against which Native American group that wanted to fight to save their land?

• Creek
• Cherokee
• Seminole
• Yamacraw

Why is Oklahoma important?

• It was the location of the Red Stick War.
• It was the Cherokee capital.
• It was the location the Native Americans were forced to relocate.
• The Natives were forced to move from this area.

Dahlonega is important because:

• it is where the Natives were forced to relocate
• this is where gold was first discovered in Georgia
• this was the permanent Cherokee capital
• this was the Creek capital