The Trail of Tears

What states did the Cherokee people initially inhabit?

• Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana

• Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama

• California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona

• Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachusetts

In what year was gold discovered in Cherokee territory?

• 1799

• 1901

• 1828

• 1845

Who signed the Indian Removal Act?

• Andrew Jackson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

What did the Indian Removal Act require?

• Settlers to leave Native American lands

• All Native Americans to leave their ancestral lands

• All Native Americans to attend schools

• Trade agreements between settlers and Native Americans

What was the main argument of Andrew Jackson and other advocates for the removal of Native Americans?

• Native Americans wanted to move west

• Native Americans were offered fair compensation

• Native Americans could govern themselves in a civilized manner

• Native Americans could not govern themselves in a civilized manner

Who was John Ridge?

• A Supreme Court Justice

• A settler against the removal of Cherokee

• A Cherokee leader who signed the Treaty of New Echota

• A president of the United States

What did the Treaty of New Echota agree to?

• The Cherokee Nation would trade lands with settlers

• The Cherokee Nation would relinquish all its land in the American southeast

• The Cherokee Nation would receive new land in the east

• The Cherokee Nation would keep all its land

What happened to Major Ridge?

• He was celebrated by his people

• He moved to Europe

• He became a governor

• He was executed in 1839

What nickname was given to Andrew Jackson?

• Brave Warrior

• Young Oak

• Steadfast Leader

• Old Hickory

What did Andrew Jackson do in response to the Supreme Court ruling?

• He resigned

• He condemned the ruling

• He apologized to the Cherokee Nation

• He reversed the Indian Removal Act