Indian Removal Act

The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek ceded __________ lands in Mississippi to the US government.

• Cheyenne

  
  

• Seminole

  
  

• Choctaw

  
  

• Creek

  
  

Though many Creek agreed to leave for Indian Territory, those that were left were supposed to receive __________.

• protection from the War Department

  
  

• payment from state governments

  
  

• land and livestock

  
  

• assistance in growing crops

  
  

The Seminole were led by __________ in their war against the United States government.

• Major Ridge

  
  

• John Ross

  
  

• Osceola

  
  

• Stand Watie

  
  

How were most tribes forced to make their journey to Indian Territory?

• on foot

  
  

• by trains

  
  

• on boats

  
  

• by cars

  
  

During Indian removal, what was the main purpose of the Stokes Commission?

• determining strategy during the Seminole Wars

  
  

• arranging land for the Five Tribes in Indian Territory

  
  

• arranging protection for tribes that resisted removal

  
  

• discovering methods to transport the tribes to Indian Territory

  
  

The above map shows how Indian Territory was divided among the Five Tribes after Indian removal.

Which of these regions was home to the Creek and Seminole tribes?

• region 1

  
  

• region 2

  
  

• region 3

  
  

• region 4

  
  

The above map shows how Indian Territory was divided among the Five Tribes after Indian removal.

Which region is the Cherokee Outlet?

• region 1

  
  

• region 2

  
  

• region 3

  
  

• region 4

  
  

The above map shows how Indian Territory was divided among the Five Tribes after Indian removal.

Which region was home to the Cherokee Nation?

• region 1

  
  

• region 2

  
  

• region 3

  
  

• region 4

  
  

Which of these statements best describes “traditionalist” Cherokees?

• Traditionalist Cherokees often owned slaves.

  
  

• Traditionalist Cherokees usually spoke only the Cherokee language.

  
  

• Traditionalist Cherokees worked as plantation farmers.

  
  

• Traditionalist Cherokees usually wore Western-style clothes.

  
  

Worcester v. Georgia showed the limitations of the Constitution’s provisions for checks and balances because __________.

• the president and Congress refused to enforce the ruling, making it powerless

  
  

• the president declared the law invalid without giving Congress a chance to override his veto

  
  

• the state government enforced the ruling against the wishes of the federal government

  
  

• the army took matters into their own hands, removing the Cherokee against the wishes of Georgia, the president, and Congress