We Shall Remain: The Trail of Tears 1

What was the policy of the American government for the Indians at the end of the American Revolution?

• Let the Indians live among the Americans

• Move the Indians to Florida

• Indian Civilization Policy

• Move all Indians east of the Appalachian Mountains

What did Thomas Jefferson tell the Indians?

• They should be moved west of the Mississippi River

• They would become civilized and gain citizenship by becoming more like the white people

• They would be moved east of the Appalachian Mountains

• If you want those Americans moved, light a fire under them.

How many of the Cherokee owned slaves?

• 2%

• 5%

• 8%

• 10%

Who created the written Cherokee language?

• William McIntosh

• John Ross

• Major Ridge

• Sequoyah

What problems developed for the Cherokee in the 1820s that would lead to them being forced out of their homelands?

• Chief William McIntosh would sign the Treaty of Indian Springs

• Chief Tecumseh would attack the Americans at the Battle of Kettle

• Andrew Jackson would be elected President of the United States

• Gold would be discovered in Cherokee territory near what is today Dahlonega, GA