America Expands Westward - The American Indian Removal Act

In the 1820s and 1830s, many American people were moving west. In the Southeast, settlers began moving into lands that belonged to the five major ___________ ___________ groups.

• Canadian

• American Indian

• Mexican

• British

The five major American Indian groups in the Southeast that were relocated to Indian Territory were the: Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole.

• True

• False

Who was the 7th United States President that passed the Indian Removal Act?

• George Washington

• James Madison

• Andrew Jackson

• Abraham Lincolon

Andrew Jackson encouraged Congress to pass the Indian Removal Act.

• True

• False

What act gave the President the power to move Native Americans to land west of the Mississippi River.

• The Canadian Settler Act

• The American Settler Act

• The Indian Removal Act

• The Indian Stay Act

Which tribe tried to keep their land by going to court?

• Choctaw

• Seminole

• Creek

• Cherokee

What name was given to the trail that the Cherokee Indians took when they left their land and traveled to their new Indian Territory.

• The Long Trail

• The Cherokee Walk

• The Trail of Indians

• The Trail of Tears

15,000 Cherokees began the journey to the newly assigned Indian Territory; however, 1/4 of them died along the way.

• True

• False

The Trail of Tears was _______ miles long.

• 8

• 55

• 800

• 250

What is the name of the Cherokee leader that took his people's cast to the Supreme Court to allow the Cherokee Indian Tribe the right to stay on their land?

• John Ross

• Longhorn Sam

• Mike Smith

• Sunshine Dance