Social Studies Weekly Unit 11

Evidence supports that the Cherokee Nation in the 1820s was a vibrant society.

• True

• False

• Not Likely

• Maybe

The __________Court made the final decision about the Cherokee Nation and their land.

• Circuit

• District

• Supreme

• State

Which president passed the Indian Removal Act and nullified all treaties?

• James Madison

• Andrew Jackson

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

Sequoyah learned about writing while serving in the War of 1812.

• True

• False

• Maybe

• Probably

What was Sequoyah's motivation to create a Cherokee language?

• To sell newspapers and books.

• To compete with American soldiers.

• To preserve tribal folklore and history.

• To share information through symbols.

Who inspired the Seminole tribe to resist the Army?

• Geronimo

• Nanyehi

• Osceola

• Sacajawea

What is the goal of a treaty?

• To elect a government

• To protect a nation's land.

• To compensate American Indians

• To end conflict and prevent further conflict

What happened to the land of the American Indians as time passed?

• It grew rapidly.

• It grew over time.

• They decreased rapidly.

• It decreased over time.

The US Army enforced the _____________.

• Oregon Trail

• Northwest Passage

• Trail of Tears

• Great Wagon Road

Where did the Indian Removal Act force the eastern tribes to go?

• Oregon Territory

• Oklahoma Territory

• Michigan Territory

• Arkansas Territory