Chapter 12 - Jackson and Trail of Tears

The Journey of the Cherokee who were forced to move from their homes in the Southeast to the Indian Territory became known as the...

• Wilderness Trail

• Indian Removal Act

• Trail of Tears

• Louisiana Purchase

1. The United States Army forced Native American tribes to move ______ of the ________River.

• North of the Broad River

• South of the Rio Grand River

• West of the Mississippi River

• East of the Mississippi River

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

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

Rewarding political backers with government jobs was called 

• secession
• nullification
• spoils system 
• voter's rights

The NON-ELECTED workers that work for the government is called this.

• Cabinet

• Congress

• Revenue Office

• Bureaucracy

Andrew Jackson was the only President to

• face impeachment.

• ignore a Supreme court decision.

• go to war.

• get to nominate more than 5 Supreme Court Justices.

each political party will officially chose its candidate for president at a

• group text.

• annual picnic.

• Congressional session.

• nominating convention.

Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole were called this because they adapted to white ways.

• Five Civilized Tribes

• Four Civilized Tribes

• Six Civilized Tribes

• I-can't-count-ilized tribes

Presidents have the right to reject a bill and not sign them into law.

• Vote

• Revolt

• Veto

• Viola

Many times candidates use insults in negative campaigning. This is called

• bad behavior

• land slide

• mud slinging

• normal