Native American History Quiz

Which President of the United States signed the Indian Removal Act, and supported western expansion?

• John Ross

• Thomas Jefferson

• Andrew Jackson

What was it called when the Cherokee were forced to leave their homeland by soldiers, and at least 4,000 died due to harsh weather?

• Jackson's Journey

• March to the Sea

• Trail of Tears

The process by which a minority culture chooses to give up it’s own identity and replace it with the identity of a major culture is called

• Modernization

• Assimilation

• Extinction

What are the lands that the United States government set aside for the Native Americans called?

• Reserves

• Parks

• Reservations

Which present-day state were most of the Native Americans relocated to during the 1830s?

• Georgia
• North Carolina
• Oklahoma
• Mississippi

What were the names of the Five Civilized Tribes?

• Mandan, Hidatsa Arikara, Cherokee, Cree

• Sioux, Cherokee, Hidatsa, Navajo, Muscogee

• Creek, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Seminole

• Chickasaw, Mandan, Sioux, Seminole, Navajo

What did the Indian Removal Act do?

• It allowed the Five Civilized Tribes to stay on their own land.

• It required the tribes to move to the new "Indian Territory" west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their lands in the east.

• It set a bounty for Black Hawk to be captured.

• It removed all the gold from Indian lands.

Who was the Sioux leader that helped guide the American Indians to victory at the Battle of Little Bighorn?

• Sitting Bull

• Chief Joseph

• Geronimo

• Crazy Horse

Why were Native Americans forced out of the Black Hills?

• gold was discovered

• the president wanted to live there

• they wanted more land

In which direction was the Trail of Tears?

• westward
• southward
• northward
• eastward