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WorksheetsCH 12.2
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The region that was once known as the Cherokee Nation covers what is now Oklahoma and parts of Kansas and Nebraska.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
2.
In 1821, the brilliant Cherokee Osceola perfected a writing system that allowed his people to write and read their own language.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
3.
The long journey west that the Cherokee people were forced to make in the winter of 1838 and 1839 is known as the Trail of Tears.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
4.
In 1830, Congress passed the Indian Removal Act to authorize the government tonegotiate treaties that would force Native Americans to move west.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
5.
A band of Seminoles led by Sequoya hid in the Everglades and used guerrilla tactics to defeat the U.S. Army.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
6.
According to the map, the Cherokee nation was located in the states of
a)
Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky
b)
Alabama and Georgia
c)
North Carolina, Georgia,Tennessee, and Alabama
d)
Georgia, Alabama,and Tennessee
7.
Which statement about the Indian Removal is false?
a)
Some Indians traveled along the Mississippi and Arkansas river.
b)
The Indians were taken along several trails to a new location.
c)
Many Indians traveled on a route that took them through Tennessee
d)
All Indians traveled by land and water to their home
8.
Who was the chief of the Cherokee who petitioned Congress protesting the Cherokee removal from their land?
a)
William McIntosh
b)
John Ross
c)
Chief Menawa
d)
Sequoyah
9.
What legislation allowed GA to push the Creek and the Cherokee out if state ans to seize their lands?
a)
Indian Removal Act of 1830
b)
Treaty of Indian Springs
10.
In 1830, what requirement did the Georgia legislature set on whites who lived on Cherokee lands?
a)
They couldn't file legal claims to the land ownership
b)
They had to take an oath of allegiance to the governor of the state
11.
What discovery led to the final Indian removal from GA?
a)
Discovery of Zinc in Madison
b)
Discovery if oil in Columbus
c)
Discovery of silver in Creek lands
d)
Discovery of gold in Dahlonega
12.
When Andrew Jackson said, "John Marshall has entered his decision, now let him enforce it," he meant that?
a)
The president would see that troops were sent to enforce the decision
b)
The Supreme Court was the law of the land and could do whatever it wanted
c)
The Supreme Court could no enforce the decision without the support of the president.
13.
What was George Gist's (Sequoyah) major contribution to the Cherokee culture?
a)
He gained fame as a hunter and trapper
b)
He signed the treaty giving Cherokee lands to the United States
c)
He developed syllabary so the Cherokee could have a written language.
14.
All trails along which Indians were taken ended in the Indian Territory, which is mainly in the present-day state.
a)
Texas
b)
Oklahoma
c)
Arkansas
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