Alabama Studies Weekly: Past and Present

If you want to end a conflict between two nations, what kind of document do you need?

• a declaration

• an anthem

• a constitution

• a treaty

What did the Supreme Court decide in 1832?

• that the Cherokee were a sovereign nation and did not have to obey U.S. law

• that the Cherokee were not a sovereign nation and did have to obey U.S. law

• that the Cherokee had the right to send representatives to the U.S. Congress

• that the Cherokee had to cede their land in Alabama

What did the federal government offer American Indians in exchange for their homelands?

• gold and food

• horses and wagons

• western territory

• their own government

How many American Indians were forced to leave their lands because of the Indian Removal Act?

• 2,000

• 20,000

• 200,000

• 2,000,000

Why did the federal government require American Indians to leave the southeast United States?

• The settlers thought they had more right to the land.

• The government thought the American Indians' treaties were invalid.

• Spanish armies were invading the area.

• The area had flooded.

Why was it difficult for the relocated American Indians to flourish in Kansas and Oklahoma?

• There were too many dangerous animals.

• The land had burned just before they arrived.

• They did not have any tools with them.

• They were not familiar with farming in the new environment.

Which president signed the Indian Removal Act?

• James Madison

• Andrew Jackson

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Polk

Where did the survivors of the Indian Removal Act start their new lives?

• California and Nevada

• Ohio and Michigan

• Oklahoma and Kansas

• lowa and Nebraska

The National Park Service educates visitors about the Trail of Tears.

• True

• False

How many treaties were created between the US government and american indian tribal leaders between 1775 and 1868?

• 97

• 368

• 442

• 1009