Cherokee Native Removal Formative Review

Which of the following describes John Ross?

• Chief justice of the US Supreme Court, who ruled that state law did not apply to the Cherokees

• US President who signed the Indian Removal Act in 1830

• Cherokee Chief who worked to protect Cherokees from being removed from their lands

• Creek chief who ceded land west of the Oconee River

Which of the following describes John Marshall?

• Chief justice of the US Supreme Court, who ruled that state law did not apply to the Cherokees

• US President who signed the Indian Removal Act in 1830

• Cherokee Chief who worked to protect Cherokees from being removed from their lands

• Creek chief who ceded land west of the Oconee River

How was Worcester v. Georgia a small victory to the Cherokees?

• struck down laws created by Georgia to take Cherokee lands

• ruled that the Indian Removal Act was unconstitutional

• established the Indian Reservation in present-day Oklahoma

• declared US would honor the Cherokee's constitution

Which US President signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

• Andrew Jackson

• Andrew Fillmore

• Thomas Jefferson

• Martin van Buren

How did the Dahlonega Gold Rush impact the Cherokees?

• The General Assembly bought their land for $5 million

• The Cherokees were given a percentage of all the gold that was mined

• Cherokee laws were declared null and void

• The Cherokees learned the English language

What was the intent of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

• destroy the Native American way of life

• remove Native Americans from the eastern US

• help Native Americans buy land east of the Mississippi River

• remove the Native Americans to reservation in the eastern part of the US

Who was the Cherokee Chief who made several trips to Washington, D.C. to ask the US government to protect his people?

• Andrew McGillivray

• John Ross

• William McIntosh

• Andrew Jackson

What was the forced march of the Cherokees to the Oklahoma Indian Territory?

• The Cherokee Trail

• The American Indian Exodus

• The Long Journey

• The Trail of Tears

Which historical event are Andrew Jackson and John Marshal arguing about?

• The Land Lottery

• The Yazoo Land Act

• The Second Treaty of Indian Springs

• The Worcester v. Georgia court case

Read the quote above. How does the ruling define the rights of the Cherokee Nation?

• The Cherokee Nation is sovereign with its right to self-government

• The Cherokee Nation has signed treaties with the state of Georgia to allow citizens to trespass on Cherokee lands

• The Cherokee Nation is subject to federal and state government laws

• The Cherokee Nation does not have pre-existing power to govern itself