INDIAN REMOVAL/TRAIL OF TEARS

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced Indians to move

• to Oklahoma
• to Florida
• to the Louisiana Purchase
• to Canada

This man was president from 1829-1837.

• Thomas Jefferson
• Andrew Jackson
• George Washington
• Henry Clay

The Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw and Seminole Indians were knows as the

• Five Tribes
• Original settlers
• Indian Removal
• Trail of Tears

The Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. should protect the Cherokee and their lands in 

• Kentucky
• Tennessee
• Georgia
• Kansas

What was President Andrew jackson's response to the Supreme Court's ruling in Worcester v. Georgia?

• Jackson supported the Court's ruling and protected the Cherokee

• Jackson resigned from office in protest of the Court's decision

• Jackson refused to enforce the Court's ruling and did nothing to protect the Cherokee from the Georgians

• Jackson had John Marshall impeached and removed from his seat on the Supreme Court

Why did the "Five Civilized Tribes" start living like white Americans?

• They were interested in how white Americans lived.

• They hoped they would be allowed to live peacefully if they adopted European ideas. They wanted to keep their land.

• They wanted to improve their lives within their tribes by acting like white Americans and adopting some of their inventions.

• They wanted to change their tribe into a town like the white Americans.

In what event were the Cherokee forcibly removed from Georgia?

• Trail of Tears
• Green Corn Ceremony
• Indian Removal Act
• Treaty of Indian Springs

What does "relocate" mean?

• to give up your farmland

• to move to another place

• defend your territory

• survive tough conditions

What does the term "Five Civilized Tribes" tell us about white Americans' views in the early 19th century?

• They were eager to accept American Indians as equals

• They thought American culture was superior to Indian culture

• none of the above

• all of the above

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