10.3 Trail of Tears test

Congress passed the __________________ in 1830 which authorized the removal of Native Americans to western lands?

• Bureau of Indian Affairs
• Whig Party
• Indian removal Act
• Trail of Tears

What was the name of the new government agency set up to manage the Natives that were removed to the west?

• Bureau of Indian Affairs
• Whig Party
• Indian removal Act
• Indian Territory

Which of the following describes Jackson’s response to the Worcester v. Georgia ruling?

• He prevented settlers from seizing Cherokee lands.
• He allowed some Cherokee to remain in North Carolina.
• He protected the Cherokee on their march to Oklahoma.
• He refused to enforce the property rights of the Cherokee.

Which of the following describes why Jackson supported the Indian Removal Act?

• He believed that Native Americans were unable to adapt to the culture of white society.
• He desired to protect Native Americans from aggressive attacks by neighboring militias.
• He wanted to reduce the ability of Native Americans to influence political and legal matters.
• He argued that opening Native American lands to white settlement would improve the economy.

The __________________ was an 800-mile forced march of the Cherokee from their lands in Georgia to Indian Territory where 1/4 of the Cherokee tribe died.

• Trail of Tears
• Indian Removal Act
• March of Tears
• Trail of Fear

Which of the following was an outcome of the Seminole and Sauk resistance efforts?

• The United States allowed the Sauk to remain on their native lands.
• The United States decided to give up the fight against the Seminole.
• The Seminoles refused to sign a removal treaty with the United States.
• The Sauk negotiated a lasting peace agreement with the United States.

What was the verdict(final ruling) of Worcester v. Georgia?

• Georgia laws must be followed on Cherokee land.
• The Cherokee must be relocated to Indian Reservations.
• The Cherokee can keep their land forever.
• Georgia laws do not apply on Cherokee land.

Where was the final destination/location of the Trail of Tears?

• Modern day Oregon
• Modern day Kansas
• Modern day Oklahoma
• Modern day Arkansas

A Cherokee named ____________ used 86 characters to represent Cherokee syllables to create a writing system for their own complex language.

• Sequoya
• Black Hawk
• Osceola
• John Ross

Congress was pressured by which president to pass the Indian Removal Act?

• Abraham Lincoln
• Andrew Jackson
• James Madison
• George Washington