Westward Expansion

What was Andrew Jackson's policy toward Native Americans?

• He advocated eventual extermination.

• He attempted to assimilate them into American culture.

• He believed their land should be taken away.

• He wanted them to coexist in a segregated society.

What did the Indian Removal Act accomplish?

• It caused the public to lose confidence in Andrew Jackson.

• It led to stronger alliances among Native tribes.

• It led to more fighting in the Southeast.

• It resulted in land being opened up to white settlers.

What was the goal of the Indian Removal Act?

• to ensure the continuation of Native tribes

• to teach Native Americans about white culture

• to obtain Native American land for settlers

• to satisfy reformers in Congress

What is the direction of movement in the Trail of Tears?

• • from Tennessee to Oklahoma

• • from Florida to Texas

• • from Louisiana to Missouri

• • from Virginia to Alabama

What was the original home of the Cherokee?

• • Tennessee

• • Florida

• • Louisiana

• • Alabama

What present-day state was once set aside as Indian Territory?

• • Kansas

• • Arkansas

• • Missouri

• • Oklahoma

How did the government take advantage of the Chickasaw?

• • The government encouraged them to get into debt.

• • The government forced the tribe to work on American farms.

• • The government paid them less than their land was worth.

• • The government restricted their water rights.

What was one reason that the Chickasaw agreed to give up their lands?

• • They had taken goods on credit and now owed money.

• • They thought they would have get better land somewhere else.

• • They were afraid of being turned into slaves.

• • They were offered money for their land.

How did the government plan to gain control over the Chickasaw?

• • They had the tribe's leaders arrested.

• • They encouraged the tribe to take goods so that the tribe owed the government money.

• • They threatened the tribe with enslavement if they did not agree.

• • They began to divert the rivers that flowed through Chickasaw territory.

Which river was followed by most settlers moving west in the 1800s?

• • Mississippi River

• • Missouri River

• • Arkansas River

• • Colorado River