USI.8.b,c Quiz

What was the discovery on American Indian land that made it such a big deal?

• silver

• gold

• platinum

• iron

How did the Cherokee feel towards the settlers at first?

• anger

• fear

• friendly

• jealous

What did the Indian Removal Act of 1830 allow? (choose 2)

• some Indians to stay on the land

• the government to negotiate treaties with the Indians

• the Indians to buy land

• the Indians to trade lands in the east for lands in the west

What were some of the laws Georgia created to get the Indians off the land?

• held lotteries to give land to whites

• stopped Indians from ming for gold on their own land

• stopped Indians from testifying in court against whites

• all of these

Which side did the court rule for in the Cherokee Nation v. Georgia case of 1931?

• Cherokee Nation

• Georgia

• both

• neither

What was the order of 1838 concerning the Cherokee nation and other tribes?

• that all Indians must go back to India

• that Georgia must leave the Indians alone

• that all Indians who did not follow the laws be killed

• that all Indians had to give up their land east of the Mississippi

Where were the Indians ordered to go according to the order of 1838?

• present-day Mexico

• present-day Florida

• present-day Texas

• none of these

About how long was the journey to the other side of the Mississippi where the Indians had to go?

• 16,000 miles

• 700 miles

• 1,000 miles

• none of these

What are some factors that made this journey so hard and sorrowful? (choose 2)

• they had to leave their families

• they were cold and sick

• they did not have money

• they were hungry and tired

What did this journey become known as?

• The Walk of Shame

• The Trail of Tears

• The Journey to Oklahoma

• The Westward Expansion