Trail of Tears

When did the Trail of Tears begin?

• 2012

• 1830

• 1990

• 1740

What law did congress pass that forced the Native Americans to leave their homelands and move to the Indian reservations?

• Indian Removal Act

• Indian Stay Act

• Trail of Tears Act

• Oklahoma Act

What state did most Native Americans have to move to?

• Alabama

• Texas

• North Carolina

• Oklahoma

Why did the Native Americans leave where they originally lived?

• They did not leave.

• They were told they could come back.

• Others thought they did not have a choice and some wanted to stay and fight.

• They did not want to live there anymore.

Which Native American tribe stood up and said that they did NOT want to move?

• Cherokee

• Chickasaw

• Muscogee

• Choctaw

Who was the president during this time?

• George Washington

• Andrew Jackson

• Benjamin Franklin

• Theodore Roosevelt

What was the deal President Andrew Jackson gave the Cherokee Native Americans?

• He gave them money for food and clothes.

• He gave them land in Oklahoma and 5 million dollars for leaving their land.

• He gave them land in North Carolina.

• He gave them land but refused to give them money.

After Congress refused to help the Cherokee Native Americans, some Native Americans did not want to leave. How did President Andrew Jackson react to this?

• He gave up and told them they could stay there.

• He sent over other Native American Tribes to fight the Cherokee tribe.

• He sent over General Lee to burn down the tribe's home.

• He sent over General Winfield Scott to force the Native Americans to move, and if they resisted, they were placed in stockades/jail.

Why was this event called the Trail of Tears?

• When the Native Americans were forced to march 1,000 miles, many died, due to starvation, disease, and poor conditions.

• The trail is still wet today from all of the tears that they cried.

• The trail is shaped like a tear drop.

• This event is not called the Trail of Tears, it is called the 1,000 Miles Trail.