Transportation and Indian Removal

the Erie Canal linked the Hudson River to which major body of water?

• The Great Lakes

• the Appalachian Mountains

• The Arkansas River

• The Atlantic Ocean

Choose two answers. How did the Erie Canal affect transportation in the United States?

• It became a major travel route between the midwestern states and New York City.

• It increased travel time between the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean.

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  It provided a cheaper way to ship raw materials and finished goods between the Midwest and New York.

• It increased costs to ship raw materials and finished goods between the southern states and New York. 

which evidence supports the claim that the National Road contributed to westward expansion in the United States?

• Canals moved people and products along the road.

• New farms and businesses developed along the road.

• Products were transported quickly and cheaply along the road.

• The national road was covered with rocks and subject to flooding.

The development of turnpikes _____________________.

• lowered the cost of shipping goods from West to East.

• quickly replaced the canal system in the North and Midwest.

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  answered the growing needs of people who were moving west.

• prevented travelers from using the road until they paid a toll.

Why had most Native Americans in the East moved west of the Mississippi River by 1840?

• the rise of factories in the East had caused permanent environmental damage to their lands.

• The U.S. Government forced them to move because settlers wanted their lands.

• The hunting and farming was much better west of the Mississippi River.

• They wanted to live far from the authority of the U.S. government.

choose two correct answers. Which of the five tribes had their original homelands located mainly in the same state?

• Cherokee

• Chickasaw

• Chocktaw

• Seminole

• Creek

Which statement is true and supported by the image?

• The Cherokee faced brutal conditions along the Trail of Tears.

• The journey along the Trail of Tears took only a few weeks.

• The Cherokee did not resist their removal to Indian Territory.

• Very few Cherokee survived the trip to Indian Territory along the Trail of Tears. 

Why was the ruling in Worcester v. Georgia so important?

• Cherokee lands in Georgia were not protected from White settlement.

• Georgia had no right to enforce state laws in Cherokee Nation territory.

• The Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokee Nation was a sovereign nation.

• The Supreme Court said that the Indian Removal Act was unconstitutional

Which of the following created the reservation system in the United States?

• the ruling in Worcester v. Georgia

• the Indian Appropriations Act

• the Indian Removal Act

• the Dawes Act

on what basis did the Cherokee claim ownership of their native lands?

• They have lived on the land for countless years, and it has been passed down to them from generation to generation.

• They have purchased the land from the U.S. government and hold a clear legal title to it.

• They have signed treaties with the U.S. government stating that the land belongs to the Cherokee.

• They have lived peacefully with white settlers and are entitled to the land as payment for helping them.