Native American History Quiz

How did the Indian Removal Act of 1830 lead to the Trail of Tears? What impact did that have on the Cherokee nation?

Once farmers, ranchers, and miners settled in the Plains, they often forced Native Americans onto reservations. What is a reservation?

• A plot of land where Native Americans could live in exchange for working for the white farmers.

• A specific piece of land given to Native Americans by the government.

• A piece of farmland the Native Americans were forced to work for free.

• A plot of land given to the Native Americans for a small amount of money.

Which statement is TRUE regarding the Battle of Little Big Horn?

• It was the longest battle between Natives and settlers.

• It was a great victory for Custer.

• It took place in the Utah Territory.

• It lasted less than one hour.

Why did the Native Americans living in the Great Plains have to move around so much?

• They had to leave in the winters, which got much too cold.

• They had to follow their main food source, which was the buffalo.

• They were trying to see what life was like further west.

• They wanted their land back in the East.

During westward expansion, many settlers tried to assimilate Native Americans into their culture. What did this mean?

• They tried to make the Native Americans live like the white settlers.

• They tried to force the Native Americans onto reservations.

• They tried to make the Native Americans leave the country.

• They tried to force the Native Americans to move to lands back East.

In order to get the Native Americans to live on the reservations, the government often created treaties. The problems was that most of the time -

• the treaties were never agreed upon.

• the Native Americans didn't like the treaties.

• the government broke the treaties.

• the treaties were unfair.

Why were thousands of Cherokee removed from their lands and forced to walk the Trail of Tears?

• The Cherokee attacked nearby American towns and cities.

• Cherokee Indians invaded Washington D.C. during the War of 1812.

• American farmers wanted their lands to grow cotton and other crops.

• A lot of job opportunities in Oklahoma convinced the Cherokee to move there.

Which group of people suffered the most due to the belief in Manifest Destiny?

• French

• British

• Colonists

• Native Americans

Which U.S. President is associated with the "Trail of Tears"?

• John Adams

• Andrew Jackson

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

Which statement BEST describes the "Trail of Tears"?

• It was the name given to the secret escape route of slaves.

• Children were forced to work in factories in the Northeast.

• Cherokee and Creek Indians were forced from their homes in the Southeast and forced to move to Oklahoma.

• It was the name given to the construction of the first railroad that connected the east coast with the west coast.