Trail of Tears Video Worksheet

Matching: Match the historical figure with their description.

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

• John Ross

• An editor of the Cherokee newspaper.

• John Marshall

• Created a written alphabet in the Cherokee language.

• 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

• A chief of the Cherokee tribe.

• Andrew Jackson

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.

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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.