8th Grade Social Studies_ELT #1

What connection can be drawn between the Treaty of New Echota and the Trail of Tears? SS8H4.e

• The signing of the treaty caused a civil war between Cherokee that supported it and those that opposed it. The victorious Cherokee then forced the losing faction to leave their homeland in what became known as the Trail of Tears.

• The majority of the Cherokee people did not support giving their land to the government and most of them ignored the treaty and refused to leave their homes. The government then forced them to leave in what became known as the Trail of Tears.

• The government refused to pay leaders of the Cherokee the amount agreed to in the treaty, so the Cherokee refused to uphold their agreement to leave their land. The government then forced them to leave in what became known as the Trail of Tears.

• The treaty prohibited American Indians from trading with citizens of the United States. Because they could no longer get the supplies they needed in the South, the Cherokee moved west along what came to be known as the Trail of Tears.

How did the development of the cotton gin influence the economy of Georgia? SS8H4.c

• The planting of cotton became quicker, leading to an increase in farm workers' wages.

• Cotton mills in the state became more efficient, helping the South to industrialize.

• Cotton could be processed much faster, leading to an increase in demand for slave labor.

• Southern plantations moved their cotton swiftly to northern factories, raising the price of cotton.

During President Andrew Jackson's terms in office, Americans pushed Jackson to take land belonging to the Creek Indians in which present-day states? SS8H4.d

• Georgia and Alabama

• Texas and Louisiana

• Kentucky and Virginia

• Missouri and Kansas

Read the statement and answer the question.

The real issue at hand is states' rights. The federal government does not have the power to tell us what we can and cannot do; our voices should matter too.

Who would MOST LIKELY have made this statement in the mid-1800s? Why? SS8H5.a

• a Southern plantation owner, because plantation owners were worried that the federal government was trying to outlaw slavery

• a Northern abolitionist, because abolitionists believed that the federal government should do more to halt the spread of slavery

• a Southern miner, because miners believed that the federal government should do more to remove American Indians from land that contained valuable minerals

• a Northern factory owner, because factory owners were concerned that the federal government would allow states to impose taxes on goods from other states

What is the difference between the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment? SS8H6.a

• The 13th Amendment protects the rights of slave owners while the Emancipation Proclamation protects the rights of the slaves.

• Both documents make slavery illegal within the United States, but the Emancipation proclamation was created during the Civil War while the 13th Amendment was created after the war.

• The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation was the only way the states that seceded from the Union would be readmitted into the United States.

• The Emancipation Proclamation only frees the slaves belonging to the Confederate States while the 13th Amendment made the institution of slavery illegal within the United States.