Trail of Tears

Which of the following was the Cherokee’s 800 mile march to the indian territory where ¼ of the Cherokee tribe died on the march to the land?

• Second Seminole War

• Trail of Tears

• Blackhawk

• Cherokee resistance

The United States government decided to move the Native Americans from their land to the

• North

• South

• East

• West

The Indian Removal Act led to the event known in History as....

• The Trail of Tears

• The trail of Death

• The Crying Path

• The Journey of Loss

What event is pictured in the image?

• American Indians fleeing the Battle of Horseshoe Bend

• American Indians on the Trail of Tears

• American Indians entering new lands gained in the Jackson Purchase

• American Indians entering Georgia from Tennessee after the Treaty of Echota

Why did the Trail of Tears happen?

• The government wanted the land for parks

• The Native Americans wanted to explore new areas

• The government wanted the land for settlers

• It was part of a game

In 1838, federal soldiers took the Cherokee nation of an 800-mile journey to modern day Oklahoma. The journey was known as

• Trail of Tears

• Tears of the trail

• Trail of timber

The map shows what event?

• exploration of Louisiana Purchase

• Trail of Tears

• Battle of New Orleans

• Westward Expansion

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What was the significance of the Trail of Tears?

• The Cherokee tribe was allowed to keep their ancestral land and live in peace with the white settlers.

• The Cherokee tribe was moved farther east to make way for the settlers.

• The Cherokee willingly moved away from their ancestral lands to allow more room for the settlers.

• The Cherokee were removed by force of the US Government to reservations hundreds of miles away from their ancestral lands.

What was the main outcome of the Trail of Tears?

• Native Americans gained new lands

• It led to a big celebration

• Many Native Americans died or suffered

• It stopped people from moving west

During President Andrew Jackson's presidency, he forces thousands of Native Americans off their land and forced them to travel to the Oklahoma reservation, what was this event called?

• Trail of Tears

• Mass Migration

• The First Mass Extinction

• The Second Mass Extinction