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What was John Marshall's role in the Cherokee removal from Georgia?

• He was the President of the United States who fought to protect Cherokee rights

• He was a Senator from Georgia who argued that the Cherokee had no right to land

• He was the governor of Georgia who wanted to protect the Cherokees' right to land and gold

• He was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who ruled the Cherokee were their own sovereign nation

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What role did William McIntosh play in the removal of the Creek from Georgia?

• McIntosh's leadership enabled the Creek to avoid relocation out of Georgia by the United States

• McIntosh's actions slowed the United States' progress in taking the Creek people's land from them

• McIntosh's actions supported the United States' efforts to force the Creek people from their homeland

• McIntosh's cooperation allowed the United States to remove the Creek from Georgia without resistance

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Why did settlers' demands for the relocation of the Cherokee increase in the 1820s?

• The Cherokee supported the British in the War of 1812

• The Cherokee were fiercely opposed to slavery

• A civil war broke out among the Cherokee

• Gold was discovered on Cherokee land near Dahlonega

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What statement BEST describes President Andrew Jackson's response to the Supreme Court's decision in the Worcestor v. Georgia case?

• It showed that the President does not have to uphold the Constitution

• It ignored and went against the Supreme Court's decision of interpreting the Constitution

• It upheld checks and balances of the President's veto power

• It showed how laws are made and enforced

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One Cherokee Chief was angry about the removal of the Cherokee from their land. What was his name and what did he do?

• John Ross - Had a protest march

• John Ross - Took a petition to the U.S. Congress

• William McIntosh - Prepared for war with the Georgia settlers

• William McIntosh - Met with the President of the United States

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What was the Supreme Court's opinion in the Worcestor v. Georgia case and how did it affect the Cherokee?

• American Indians were US citizens and entitled to constitutional protections. the ruling allowed the Cherokee to retain possession of their homeland

• Because American Indians were not US citizens, the government did not have to respect their claims to land. The government then forced the Cherokee to leave their homeland

• American Indian tribes were sovereign and therefore not subject to US laws. Despite a ruling in the Cherokee's favor, the government forced them to leave their homeland

• American Indian tribes were not sovereign and could not enter into treaties. Because prior treaties with the Cherokee were invalid, the Cherokee retained possession of their homeland

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The Cherokee who traveled along the Trail of Tears were forced to move to land in which present-day state?

• Texas

• Oklahoma

• Arizona

• Indiana

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Which statement about the signing of the Second Treaty of Indian Springs (1825) correct?

• It was signed by John Ross without the consent of his tribe

• It led to the removal of the Creek from the state of Georgia

• It led to the removal of the Cherokee from the state of Georgia

• It was motivated by the discovery of gold in American Indian territory

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Why did the settlers' demands for relocation of the Cherokee intensify in the 1820s?

• The Cherokee supported the British in the War of 1812

• The Cherokee were fiercely opposed to slavery

• A civil war broke out among the Cherokee

• Gold was discovered on Cherokee land

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Why was William McIntosh executed by members of the Creek in 1825?

• He opposed slavery despite its importance to the Creek economy

• He refused to negotiate with the US government despite tribal support

• He wanted the Creek to sign a treaty that would move the tribe to Mexico

• He gave Creek land in Georgia to the US government without the Creek tribe's consent

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