Unit 3 Lesson 1 Review

Why was North Carolina called the Rip Van Winkle state?

• Because it was formerly named Van Winkle.

• Because it was the oldest state in the union.

• Because mostly old people lived there.

• Because it was very slow to make changes after the Revolution.

Why did citizens of North Carolina want the Cherokee removed from their land in the mountains?

• They were afraid they would attack them.

• Gold had been discovered on the Cherokee lands.

• The Cherokee were trying to take over North Carolina.

• The Cherokee had gone to court to get back their former lands.

How did the Cherokee try to fight the Indian Removal Act?

• They attacked nearby towns and cities.

• They built fences and boundaries and declared themselves their own country.

• They fought it in court, and the courts sided with the Cherokee.

• They gathered other tribes together to help them fight the surrounding towns and cities.

In 1838, the United States forced 17,000 Cherokees from their homes and forced them to walk to Indian Territory in Oklahoma. What is this horrible walk known as?

• The Trail of Tears

• The Path of Tears

• The Trail of Despair

• The Indian Removal Act

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced Indians to move

• to Oklahoma
• to Florida
• to the Louisiana Purchase
• to Canada

What is an abolitionist?

• Someone who helped on the Underground Railroad.

• Someone who was a former slave and spoke out against slavery.

• A conductor on the Underground Railroad.

• Someone who wanted to end slavery, and spoke out against it.

What was the Underground Railroad?

• a system of escape routes and safe houses for slaves escaping the south

• a train to took escaped slaves north

• a system of railroad stations that helped escaped slaves get jobs as conductors on the railway

• a system of trains that had hidden compartments that hid escaping slaves

Which of these Native American people were NOT on the Trail of Tears?

• Chickasaw
• Navajo
• Cherokee
• Creek