Lesson 18: Indian Removal Policies - Do Now & Guided Practice

Which U.S. law authorized the federal government to negotiate the removal of Native American nations to land west of the Mississippi River?

• Homestead Act

• Indian Removal Act

• Missouri Compromise

• Northwest Ordinance

During the early to mid-1800s, the area designated by the U.S. government for relocated Native nations was commonly called what?

• Frontier District

• Reservation Belt

• Indian Territory

• Neutral Ground

Which group name was commonly used by U.S. officials to refer to the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek (Muscogee), and Seminole?

• Plains Nations

• Five Civilized Tribes

• Allied Tribes

• Eastern Confederacy

What major court case ruled that Georgia laws had no force within Cherokee territory?

• Marbury v. Madison

• Worcester v. Georgia

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• McCulloch v. Maryland

The forced migration route taken by the Cherokee to Indian Territory is best known as what?

• Long Walk

• Oregon Trail

• Trail of Tears

• Santa Fe Trail

Improvements like roads, canals, and railroads in the 1800s most directly increased which pressure on Native lands?

• Religious missions

• Settler expansion and land demand

• Foreign invasion

• Naval development

Which tribe used legal action, including appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court, to resist removal the longest?

• Choctaw

• Creek (Muscogee)

• Cherokee

• Chickasaw

A formal agreement between sovereign groups, often used by the U.S. government to acquire Native land, is called a what?

• Petition

• Treaty

• Proclamation

• Mandate

In the context of removal, a stockade most closely refers to which of the following?

• A council meeting

• A wooden enclosure used to detain people

• A type of wagon used on trails

• A military rank

Which statement best describes the outcome of Worcester v. Georgia and President Andrew Jackson’s response?

• The Court supported Georgia; Jackson enforced removal immediately.

• The Court supported Cherokee sovereignty; Jackson failed to enforce the ruling.

• The Court refused to hear the case; Jackson resigned.

• The Court abolished Indian Territory; Congress overturned it.