Trail of Tears

In 1830, ​ (a)   created the Indian Removal

Act and ​ (b)   passed it. The government started

making ​ (c)   treaties with Native American Tribes to

get their land in the east and have them move to

federal territory in the west. The​ (d)   went to

the Supreme Court fighting this and won, but still

signed a peace treaty to leave in​ (e)   .

• Andrew Jackson
• Congress
• peace
• Cherokee
• 1835
• federal
• Shawnee

What tribes were mostly affected by the Indian Removal Act?

• Cherokee, the Choctaw, the

  Chickasaw, the Muscogee-Creek, and the Seminole

• Apache, Sioux, Comanche, Pawnee

• Iroquois, Huron, Nez Perce, Blackfoot

• Navajo, Hopi, Cheyenne, Lakota

The march to Oklahoma was almost ​ (a)   . The first groups of Cherokee left in the

​ (b)   Food, medicine, and water was ​ (c)   . They were marching in the winter and

lacked the supplies and clothing they needed. The rain made the roads hard to travel. Many

got ​ (d)   .

• 1,000 miles long
• summer.
• scarce
• sick and died
• cholera
• winter
• spring
• 100 miles long

What caused so many Cherokee to die?

• The Cherokee were forced to relocate by the US government.

• Disease spread quickly among the Cherokee people.

• The Cherokee were attacked by hostile Native American tribes.

• They did not have the food or

  clothing necessary for the march.

What were the forts like that the Cherokee were taken to after they were forced off their land?

• The forts were luxurious places with plenty of food and comfortable living quarters.

• The forts were terrible places to live, much like a prison camp. There was little food, their

  personal items were often stolen, and the forts were very dirty.

• The forts were well-maintained and provided a safe haven for the Cherokee.

• The forts were large and spacious, with plenty of room for the Cherokee to roam.