Extra Credit - Indian Removal Act 2

Who was the President that ignored the Supreme Court ruling and pushed for the removal of Native Americans?

• Andrew Jackson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

What was the main argument President Jackson used to promote the Indian Removal Act?

• Economic growth

• Political gain

• Humanitarian effort

• Military strategy

Which tribe was the first to be forcibly removed from their land?

• Seminole

• Cherokee

• Choctaw

• Creek

What did the Cherokee receive in exchange for their lands according to the Treaty of New Echota?

• Nothing

• Protection from further removal

• $3 million and goods

• $5 million and land in the west

How many Cherokee people are estimated to have died during their forced removal?

• About 4,000

• About 3,000

• About 2,000

• About 1,000