Trail of Tears

Who was the president of the United States during the time of the Indian Removal Act?

• George Washington
• Andrew Jackson
• James Monroe
• Thomas Jefferson

Government agency created to oversee federal policy of native Americans is which of the following

• Bureau of Indian Affairs
• Indian Removal Act
• Worcester v. Georgia
• Indiann agency

_________  in 1830 authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi river to lands in the west.

• Bureau of Indian Affairs
• Worcester v. Georgia
• Indian Removal Act
• None of the above

Congress established ___________ in what is now Oklahoma and where Native Americans were moved to.

• Seminole Territory
• Cherokee Territory
• Sequoya Territory
• Indian Territory

Which of the following was the Cherokee’s 800 mile march to the indian territory where ¼ of the Cherokee tribe died on the march to the land?

• Second Seminole War
• Trail of Tears
• Blackhawk
• Cherokee resistance

Supreme Court ruled that the federal government had no authority over the Cherokee nations territory.

• Indian Removal Act
• Worcester v. Georgia
• Seminole vs Georgia
• Osceola vs Florida

What is the red shaded area?

• Indian Territory
• Texas
• Cherokee Nation
• Seminole territory

What does the picture represent?

• Seminole War
• Trail of Tears
• Guerilla Warfare
• All of the above

How were Native Americans affected by the loss of their land?

• They were forced to move away from their land
• Many died of diseases, beatings, exhaustion, and starvation on their way to the territory
• Poor land made it difficult to farm in the Indian territory
• All of the above