Westward Expansion-Part 2

Why was the Trail of Tears difficult for the Native Americans? Select ALL that apply.

• They lost their land and homes.

• They were happy to find new land.

• They were being mistreated by settlers.

• They suffered from starvation and exhaustion.

What was Andrew Jackson’s policy toward American Indians?

• Jackson was the first president to recognize American Indian groups as sovereign nations.

• Jackson's policy focused on the speedy removal of American Indians from their lands.

• Jackson focused on working directly with American Indian leaders to resolve conflicts.

• Jackson believed that American Indians were citizens and worked for their civil rights.

What impact did the Battle of Little Bighorn have on westward expansion?

• The American Indians stopped fighting American soldiers and relocated to reservations.

• Because the American Indians won, they were allowed to keep their land.

• It put an end to the conflict between American Indians and American soldiers.

• The American Indians won, which outraged Americans back east. The conflict between the two parties intensified.

When Texas declared its independence and tried to form its own government, war broke out between the US and what other country?

• England

• Mexico

• France

• Georgia

After the Battle of the Alamo, “remember the Alamo:” became a rallying cry for what cause?

• the independence of Texas

• forcing the British out of Canda

• forcing the French out of Louisiana

• the independence of the U.S.

In the southeast, American settlers began moving onto lands that belonged to 5 major American Indian groups. Click the five American Indian groups that were affected.

• Little Big Horn tribe

• Cherokee tribe

• Creek tribe

• Chickasaw tribe

• Seminole tribe

The name of the act that Jackson passed to have American Indians removed from their land was called ________.

• Battle Cry Act

• Mississippi River Act

• Indian Removal Act

• Little Big Horn Act

Which American Indian tribe refused to follow the Indian Removal Act and waged war against the U.S.?

• Cherokee tribe

• Choctaw tribe

• Inuit tribe

• Seminole tribe

During the Trial of Tears, thousands of Cherokee died from which of the following (choose 3).

• the flu

• disease

• starvation

• Covid 19

• the cold

What general led the Mexicans during the Battle of the Alamo?

• General Washington

• General Santa Anna

• General Sherman

• General Lincoln