Native American Resistance & Removal

What did Andrew Jackson offer Native Americans in the South?

• Assimilate or move west of the Mississippi River

• Receive education and healthcare

• Join the U.S. military

• Become citizens of the United States

Which Native American tribe assimilated by adopting many aspects of white culture?

• Cherokee

• Seminole

• Choctaw

• Creek

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What did the Indian Removal Act of 1830 do?

• Granted Native Americans citizenship

• Offered Native Americans representation in Congress

• Forced Native Americans to move to Indian Territory

• Allowed Native Americans to buy land

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Who developed a writing system for the Cherokee?

• John Ross

• Sequoya

• Osceola

• Black Hawk

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What was the Trail of Tears?

• The forced migration of the Cherokee to Indian Territory

• A celebration of Native American heritage

• A journey Native Americans took to explore new lands

• A path the Cherokee took to assimilate into white culture

Which tribe fought the Black Hawk War?

• Seminole

• Cherokee

• Choctaw

• Sauk and Fox

What did the Supreme Court rule in favor of the Cherokee in 1832?

• That the Indian Removal Act was unconstitutional

• That they must leave their lands immediately

• That they should receive financial compensation

• That they could become U.S. senators

Who was taken prisoner under the guise of a peace conference?

• John Ross

• Black Hawk

• Osceola

• Sequoya

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What was discovered on Cherokee lands that increased pressure for their removal?

• Silver

• Coal

• Gold

• Oil

Who led the resistance against the treaty and tried to negotiate a better one for the Cherokee?

• Osceola

• Sequoya

• Black Hawk

• John Ross

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