Jackson's Indian Removal Act

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced Indians to move west of the Mississippi River to Indian reservations in the present day state of

• to Oklahoma

• to Florida

• to the Louisiana Purchase

• to Canada

_________ 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 of 1830

• None of the above

The Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw and Seminole Indians were knows as the_____ because they adopted white culture.

• Five Civilized Tribes

• Original settlers

• Indian Removal

• Trail of Tears

What cash crop did white American farmers want to grow on Southeastern Native American lands ?

• Tobacco

• Soybeans

• Cotton

• Corn

Supreme Court ruling that declared that only the federal government, and not the states, could enforce laws on the Indian Tribes

• Marbury v. Madison

• Gibbons v. Ogden

• Scott v. Sandford

• Worcester v. Georgia

Which of the following best describes the policies Andrew Jackson had towards Native Americans?

• He wanted them to relocate west of the Mississippi River so American farmers and miners could acquire their land

• He wanted them to enlist in the US military

• He wanted to see their cultures thrive in the Southeast US

• He encouraged them to relocate to the North near the US/Canada border

Which present-day state were most of the Native Americans relocated to during the 1830s?

• Georgia
• North Carolina
• Oklahoma
• Mississippi

______ was the large movement of Cherokees from their native lands, resulting in the deaths of thousands of Indians

• Great Migration

• Indian Removal Act

• Underground Railroad

• Trail of Tears

The nullification crisis occurred when

• the Supreme Court declared the tariff laws null and void.
• Congress refused Jackson's request to repeal the tariff laws.
• South Carolina threatened to secede if the tariff laws were enforced.
• Jackson threatened to make South Carolina leave the Union by force.

_______ was two of the reasons why white Americans wanted Cherokee land.

• The Cherokee owed the banks

• The discovering of gold

• Farmers wanted to plant cash crops

• The Nullification Crisis