Quiz: The Trail of Tears

This tribe was the only group to successfully defended themselves against the Indian Removal Act, and began a war against the US government in 1835.

• The Creek

• The Seminole

• The Cherokee

• The Chickasaw

• The Choctaw

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This tribe avoided removal attempts by concealing themselves in the Everglade swamps of South Florida.

• The Creek

• The Seminole

• The Cherokee

• The Chickasaw

• The Choctaw

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If caught by the US government, members of this tribe were held against their will and forced onto ships towards the Indian Territory.

• The Creek

• The Seminole

• The Cherokee

• The Chickasaw

• The Choctaw

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This group asked the Supreme Court for protection against the Indian Removal Act, who ruled to protect it from forced removal.

• The Creek

• The Seminole

• The Cherokee

• The Chickasaw

• The Choctaw

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More than 16,000 members of this group signed a petition against a treaty that gave them land in the Indian Territory and $5,000,000 in exchange for their lands in the Southeast.

• The Creek

• The Seminole

• The Cherokee

• The Chickasaw

• The Choctaw

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The US Army was used to capture members of this tribe, who were then forced to walk over 1,000 miles towards the Indian Territory.

• The Creek

• The Seminole

• The Cherokee

• The Chickasaw

• The Choctaw

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Vocab: "To hide from sight"

• Conceal

• Swelled

• Substantial

• Tensions

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Vocab: "When groups or peoples disagree with and feel anger toward each other"

• Conceal

• Swelled

• Substantial

• Tensions

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Vocab: "To become larger than normal"

• Conceal

• Swelled

• Substantial

• Tensions

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This group was one of the largest and most powerful groups living in the Southeast, controlling millions of acres of land in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida.

• The Creek

• The Seminole

• The Cherokee

• The Chickasaw

• The Choctaw

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