Trail of Tears Quiz

Which of the following changes can best be used to describe the shift in Native American policy by the US Government in the 1830s?

• Assimilation to Embracement

• Embracement to Assimilation

• Forced Removal to Assimilation

• Assimilation to Forced Removal

Which political party opposed Andrew Jackson?

• Whigs

• Democrats

• Democratic-Republicans

• Republicans

Who said "John Marshall made his decision, now let him enforce it." ?

• Henry Clay

• Andrew Jackson

• Andrew Johnson

• Major Ridge

Which of the following was NOT a reason the Cherokee were removed from their native lands?

• White American settlers expanding Westward and Manifest Destiny

• The discovery of Gold in Cherokee lands

• To enslave the Cherokee population

• Pressure from the state of Georgia

What did the Indian Removal Act of 1830 legally allow for?

• Andrew Jackson to negotiate treaties with Native American tribes

• Forcibly remove Native Americans to Oklahoma

• White settlers to seize land from Native Americans.

• Nothing, it wasn't passed

Who did the Supreme Court rule in favor of in Cherokee Nation v. Georgia?

• Georgia

• Cherokee Nation

• No one, the court did not make a ruling

What did Worcester v. Georgia Declare?

• Cherokee lands belong to Georgia

• The Cherokee as an independent nation

• Worcester had the right to take over Cherokee land

• Worcester had to leave Cherokee land

Which leader opposed the Treaty of New Echota?

• Chief Ross

• Andrew Jackson

• Major Ridge

• Martin Van Buren

Which Native American tribe was not moved to Oklahoma in the 1830s

• Cherokee

• Chickasaw

• Navajo

• Choctaw

In an impeachment trial, who 1) Raises articles of impeachment, and 2) Holds a trial for removal from office?

• 1) Senate, 2) House of Representatives,

• 1) House of Representatives, 2) Supreme Court

• 1) Supreme Court, 2) Senate

• 1) House of Representatives, 2) Senate