WorksheetsTrail of Tears
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the president of the United States during the time of the Indian Removal Act?
a)
George Washington
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
James Monroe
d)
Thomas Jefferson
2.
Government agency created to oversee federal policy of native Americans is which of the following
a)
Bureau of Indian Affairs
b)
Indian Removal Act
c)
Worcester v. Georgia
d)
Indiann agency
3.
_________ in 1830 authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi river to lands in the west.
a)
Bureau of Indian Affairs
b)
Worcester v. Georgia
c)
Indian Removal Act
d)
None of the above
4.
Congress established ___________ in what is now Oklahoma and where Native Americans were moved to.
a)
Seminole Territory
b)
Cherokee Territory
c)
Sequoya Territory
d)
Indian Territory
5.
Which of the following was the Cherokee’s 800 mile march to the indian territory where ¼ of the Cherokee tribe died on the march to the land?
a)
Second Seminole War
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Blackhawk
d)
Cherokee resistance
6.
Supreme Court ruled that the federal government had no authority over the Cherokee nations territory.
a)
Indian Removal Act
b)
Worcester v. Georgia
c)
Seminole vs Georgia
d)
Osceola vs Florida
7.
What is the red shaded area?
a)
Indian Territory
b)
Texas
c)
Cherokee Nation
d)
Seminole territory
8.
What does the picture represent?
a)
Seminole War
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Guerilla Warfare
d)
All of the above
9.
How were Native Americans affected by the loss of their land?
a)
They were forced to move away from their land
b)
Many died of diseases, beatings, exhaustion, and starvation on their way to the territory
c)
Poor land made it difficult to farm in the Indian territory
d)
All of the above
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