Trail of Tears Video Worksheet

Matching: Match the historical figure with their description.

• An editor of the Cherokee newspaper.

• John Marshall

• Seventh president of the United States; elected in the late 1820s and signed the Indian Removal Act.

• Andrew Jackson

• Created a written alphabet in the Cherokee language.

• John Ross

• A chief of the Cherokee tribe.

• Elias Boudinot

• The chief justice that stated the Cherokee nation is a distinct community and that citizens of Georgia do not have a right to enter their land.

• Sequoyah

In 1828, the Cherokee Nation spanned across (a)   states. Circle the correct answer.

• Georgia

• Tennessee

• North Carolina

• Alabama

During the time of the Indian Removal Act, their territory was reduced by (a)   . Circle the correct answer.

• Oklahoma

• Texas

• California

• Florida

(a)   was a disease that was introduced to many American Indians. Circle the correct answer.

• Smallpox

• Measles

• Influenza

• Tuberculosis

Many people in the Cherokee tribe signed a (a)   to try to stop the removal. Circle the correct answer.

• Treaty

• Petition

• Letter

• Protest

The petition did not pass and the Cherokees were forced to leave by militia troops.

An eastern band of the Cherokee Nation escaped the roundup and hid in the mountains in (a)   . Circle the correct answer.

• California

• North Carolina

What happened when gold was discovered on Cherokee land?

• The Cherokee were allowed to keep their land.

• The U.S. government forced the Cherokee to leave their land.

• Gold mining was banned on Cherokee land.

• The Cherokee became wealthy from the gold.

The Trail of Tears was:

• a forced relocation of Native Americans resulting in great suffering and death

• a celebration of Native American culture

• a trade route used by early settlers

• a path for gold miners during the Gold Rush

What was the Treaty of New Echota?

• A treaty that ceded Cherokee land to the U.S. government.

• A peace agreement between the U.S. and Britain.

• A law that abolished slavery in the U.S.

• A treaty that ended the Civil War.