Andrew Jackson Trail of Tears

The policy that removed Native Americans from their lands was called

• Indian Removal Act

• Native American Expulsion

• Five Tribes of North America

Who was most affected by Jackson's removal policy?

• the rich and well-born

• Native Americans

• the common people

The Trail of Tears refers to _____

• the movement of Seminole Indians from the West to Florida.

• government workers who lost their jobs due to Jackson’s spoils system.

• the removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory in Oklahoma.

What did the Indian Removal Act do?

• Moved all Native Americans to Florida

• Started assimilation policy

• Moved Native Americans west of the Mississippi River

Which statement about the “Trail of Tears” is true?

• President Andrew Jackson opposed removing the Cherokee from Georgia.

• Many Cherokee were forced to move during winter.

• Chief Justice John Marshall ordered the Cherokee to move west.

Once he became president, Jackson fired many federal employees and replaced them with his political supporters and friends.

• True
• False

When Andrew Jackson gave government jobs to his supporters, it was called:

• support system

• the spoils system

• nullification

Andrew Jackson's 1828 election victory depended on support from

• Native Americans.

• the common people.

• states' rights supporters.

Who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who supported the Cherokee Nation?

• John Adams

• John Jay

• John Marshall

The Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. should protect the Cherokee in 

• Kentucky

• Tennessee

• Georgia