Conflict with the American Indians Textbook Review

The Indian Removal Act was a law that:

• Protected Native American lands

• Allowed the government to take land from Native Americans

• Established new Native American territories

• Created a new state.

Fill in the blank: The _______ was a law that let the government take land from Native Americans.

• Frontier

• Indian Removal Act

• Worcester V Georgia

• Exceedingly

Fill in the blank: 'Exceedingly' means to a very _______ degree.

• small

• great

• moderate

• low

Fill in the blank: The Seminoles were originally from _______.

• Alabama

• Florida

• Indiana

• Illinois

Which of the following states was NOT listed as a location for Native American groups?

• Mississippi

• Indiana

• Illinois

• Texas

How many different Native American tribes were forced to Oklahoma?

• Three

• Four

• Five

• Six

The Supreme Court case 'Worcester v Georgia' ruled that Georgia could NOT ________ Native Americans from their land.

• Educate

• Remove

• Trade with

• Tax

Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

• Cherokee

• Navajo

• Iroquois

• All of the above

Which president was responsible for the 'Trail of Tears".

• Abraham Lincoln
• Andrew Jackson
• Ulysses S. Grant
• Martin Van Buren

In 1838, the US Army forced the Cherokee to make the 1,000 mile journey to the west. Thousands of Cherokee became sick & died from the terrible conditions along the way. This is known as the _______________________________________.

• The Oregon Trail

• The Trail of Cherokee

• The Trail of Tears

• The Long March West