U 3: Chapter 1-Westward Expansion: Culture & Conflict (Complete)

Based on the excerpt on pg 14, with which statement would Jackson agree?

• Removal will cause irreversible damage to the five tribes.

• Removal is necessary to save the five tribes from extinction

• The United States must repair the damage done to Native cultures.

• The United States is responsible for the destruction of many Native cultures.

Using the excerpt on pg 15, on what basis do the Cherokee claim ownership of their native lands?

• 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

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

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. 

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. 

Which Native American tribe was forcibly relocated during the Trail of Tears?

• Cherokee

• Sioux

• Iroquois

• Apache

Which president was in office during the Trail of Tears?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Jackson

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

The development of turnpikes .....

(See page 3)

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

• quickly replaced the canal system in the North and Midwest

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

• answered the growing needs of people who were moving west

The Erie Canal linked the Hudson River to the ____

(See Page 4)

• Appalachian Mountains

• Arkansas River

• Atlantic Ocean

• Great Lakes

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

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• 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.

• 
  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 conclusion is supported by the graph?

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• It cost more to ship goods on canals than it did on railroads.

• Shipping goods via rail cost more in 1850 than it did in 1830.

• By 1850, railroads had become a key part of America’s transportation network.

• Americans were slow to embrace the use of railroads as a means of transportation.