Trail of Tears

What year was the Indian Removal Act signed?

• 2021

• 1830

• 1970

• 1776

Who was the president that ordered the Indian removal act?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Jackson

• James Madison

• George Washington

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

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.

1. The United States Army forced Native American tribes to move ______ of the ________River.

• North of the Broad River

• South of the Rio Grand River

• West of the Mississippi River

• East of the Mississippi River

What was the name of the Cherokee Chief who led the fight against the Indian Removal Act?

• Andrew Jackson

• John Marshall

• John Ross

• Andrew Marshall

In 1821, a Cherokee alphabet was created by who?

• Sequoyah

• John Ross

• Harry Potter

• Francis Scott Key

All of the following were dangers faced on the Trail of Tears except ________________.

• Extreme weather

• Disease

• The British

• Starvation

What event is the subject of this map?

• The Alamo

• The Oregon Trail

• The Trail of Tears

• The Battle of Little Bighorn