Native American Removal

What was the issue in Worcester v. Georgia?

• The taxation of Cherokee lands

• The use of subsistence farming by the Cherokee people

• The sovereignty of the Cherokee nation

• The abandonment of the Cherokee culture by its people

Tags

8.5G

How did the Supreme Court decision in Worcester v. Georgia affect American Indians?

• The ruling gave the state authority over relations with American Indians

• The state ignored the ruling and distributed Cherokee lands to white settlers

• More American Indian tribes decided to grant licenses to missionaries to live on tribal lands

• Reservation policies were overturned and replaced with land grants to individuals

Tags

8.5G

Which of the following correctly completes this graphic organizer?

• President Jackson annexes land west of the Mississippi River

• President Jackson ignores a Supreme Court ruling

• President Jackson introduces a bill to Congress

• President Jackson vetoes an act passed by Congress

Tags

8.5G

What was a major reason for the federal government's involvement in the relocations depicted on this map?

• To persuade American Indians to become farmers

• To gain access to important rivers

• To punish American Indians who were allies of the British

• To acquire valuable agricultural land and natural resources

Tags

8.5G

As a result of President Andrew Jackson's policies, Native American Indians were

• relocated to reservations in Mexico

• forcibly removed to areas west of the Mississippi River

• gradually allowed to return to their ancestral lands

• given United States citizenship

Tags

8.5G

Which Supreme Court case involved the removal and resettlement of the Cherokee Indians during the Jacksonian era?

• Marbury v. Madison

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Gibbons v. Ogden

• Worcester v. Georgia

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

Tags

8.5G

Which principle of the U.S. Constitution was violated when the state of Georgia refused to follow the ruling in Worcester v. Georgia?

• Popular Sovereignty

• Checks & Balances

• Separation of Powers

• Republicanism

Tags

8.5G

Which of the following directly impacted the removal and resettlement of Cherokee Indians during the Jacksonian Era?

Select TWO correct answers.

• Indian Removal Act

• Embargo Act

• Nullification Crisis

• Worcester v. Georgia

• Underground Railroad

Tags

8.5G

Complete the timeline by correctly placing the events in chronological order. Move each answer to the correct date.

• Worcester v. Georgia

• 1838-1839

• Military announcement to the Cherokee

• 1832

• Indian Removal Act

• 1838

• Trail of Tears

• 1830

Tags

8.5G

The Supreme Court's decision in the case of Worcester v. Georgia limited the power of the state regarding their ability to pass certain state laws. President Andrew Jackson defied this Supreme Court decision with what action?

• National Bank

• Indian Removal

• Nullification Crisis

• Election of 1832

Tags

8.5G