Extra Credit - The Indian Removal Act

What was the primary goal of President Andrew Jackson regarding Native American lands?

• To assimilate Native Americans into white society

• To open Native American lands for American settlement

• To establish trade relations with Native American tribes

• To create a reservation system for Native Americans

Which act authorized the removal of Native American tribes to lands west of the Mississippi River?

• The Native American Rights Act

• The Indian Removal Act

• The Dawes Act

• The Homestead Act

Which tribe was the first to be relocated under the Indian Removal Act?

• Cherokee

• Choctaw

• Creek

• Seminole

What was the outcome of the Worcester v. Georgia case?

• The Cherokee were allowed to stay on their land

• Georgia had the right to enforce state laws on Cherokee lands

• The Cherokee nation was recognized as a distinct community

• The Indian Removal Act was declared unconstitutional

How did the Seminole tribe respond to the Indian Removal Act?

• By signing a treaty and relocating peacefully

• By resisting removal and engaging in the Second Seminole War

• By assimilating into white society to avoid removal

• By taking legal action against the U.S. government