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Who ruled in favor the the Cherokee Native Americans in the Worcester vs. Georgia court case?

• Andrew Jackson

• Chief Justice John Marshall

• James K. Polk

• John C. Calhoun

What did the ruling in Worcester vs. Georgia say?

• All Native American tribes must follow the rules of the state in which they were located

• State laws were NOT valid in Cherokee lands

• All those of the Cherokee nation must be relocated to reservations in the West

• The court case was thrown out and there was no resolution

Despite the Supreme Court's decision in the Worcester vs. Georgia court case, what action did Andrew Jackson take against the Cherokee?

• He required they to pay federal taxes on their land

• He required them to pay tuition to attend white public schools

• He granted them additional land if they agreed to farm cotton

• He had them forcibly relocated to land in Oklahoma

The Indian Removal Act forced all of the major Southeastern tribes to relocate to the Indian Territory. What years did this take place?

• 1836-1838

• 1774-1776

• 1800-1802

• 1900-1902

The relocation of Native Americans to reservations became known as...

• The Longest Journey

• The Oregon Trail

• The Santa FeTrail

• The Trail of Tears

Approximately how many Indians died on the Trail of Tears?

• 1,000

• 1,000,000

• 10,000

• 100

What was the primary killer of American Indians on the Trail of Tears?

• starvation

• soldiers

• disease

• exhaustion

When was the first Tennessee constitution adopted?

• 1796

• 1834

• 1776

• 1800

In the new Tennessee Constitution of 1834 there was a major change in voting rights. What was it?

• White male voters no longer had to own property to vote

• Women now had complete rights to vote in elections

• Free African Americans could vote for the first time

• Slaves had the right to vote in Presidential elections

In the 1824 Presidential election, Jackson had more popular votes than any of the other 4 candidates. Why didn't he become president?

• There had never been a president from the West

• He lost his wife and chose not to be president

• He did not have a true majority in the electoral college

• His illegal bargain with Henry Clay was discovered