Ch. 10 The Age of Jackson

What Act allowed the United States to forcibly remove thousands of Native Americans west of the Mississippi River?

• The Native American Relocation Act

• The Indian Removal Act

• The Jackson Way

• The Mississippi Freedom Act

How many treaties did the the United States sign that recognized the Cherokee as a separate Nation.

• 1

• 6

• 16

• 100

According to the Worcester v. Georgia case, who had the right to deal with Native American affairs?

• The Federal Government

• The State Governments

Roughly how many Cherokee died along the Trail of Tears?

• 3,000

• 4,000

• 5,000

• 16,000

The expansion of democracy during the Age of Jackson was known as?

• Expansionism

• Nationalism

• Jacksonian Democracy

• Republicanism

Jackson was seen as a president of the common people.

• True

• False

Where was Indian Territory established?

• Oklahoma

• Alabama

• Mississippi

• New York

Which of the following was NOT a way that Native Americans resisted removal?

• By adopting the culture of the white people living around them.

• By suing the state of Georgia.

• By using violence and fighting back.

• By giving the U.S. government money to stop removal.

Who was excluded from the democratic reforms made during the Jackson Era?

• White Men

• Free Black Men and Slaves

• White European Men

• All Men

Which of the following statements best describes the Trail of Tears?

• A horrible, forced journey of thousands of Native Americans onto Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma.

• A journey chosen by the Native Americans to move west and restart their lives.

• A horrible, forced journey of thousands of European Americans onto plantations in the West.

• A journey chosen by the Native Americans to leave their homes and settle anywhere in the western frontier.