Worksheets3: Westward Movement & Indian Removal
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
I sold the last remaining Creek land to the federal government for $200,000 in the Treaty of Indian Springs. Who am I?
a)
John Ross
b)
John Marshall
c)
William McIntosh
d)
Samuel Worcester
2.
The Yazoo Land Fraud moved GA's western border from the ______ River to the _____ River.
a)
Mississippi -> Savannah
b)
Missouri -> Chattahoochee
c)
Mississippi -> Chattahoochee
d)
Missouri -> Oconee
3.
What created the city of Atlanta?
a)
Railroads
b)
Discovery of gold
c)
Chattahoochee River
d)
Flint River
4.
What did the U.S. government promise the Cherokee if they moved west to Indian Territory?
a)
land and seeds
b)
food and medicine
c)
money and food
d)
land and money
5.
In which present-day state did the Cherokee end their journey west?
a)
Kansas
b)
Missouri
c)
Arkansas
d)
Oklahoma
6.
If a Cherokee did not willingly leave for the West on his own, what happened?
a)
He was put into stockades until forced out at gunpoint.
b)
He was taken to North Carolina.
c)
He was enslaved.
d)
He was imprisoned.
7.
Which statement is not true about Worcester v. Georgia?
a)
Worcester was a Cherokee Indian who sued Georgia.
b)
Worcester refused to sign an oath (promise) for the government.
c)
Worcester won this case in the U.S. Supreme Court.
d)
Worcester did not get what he wanted in the long run.
8.
Which was not a law in Georgia after gold was discovered?
a)
Cherokees could not speak against white people in court.
b)
Cherokees could make their own laws for their land.
c)
Cherokees could not mine or possess gold from their land.
d)
White people could not live on Cherokee land.
9.
Which statement is true about John Marshall?
a)
He took a petition with 15,000 Cherokee signatures to Congress.
b)
He said the Cherokee had the right to live on their own land.
c)
He was killed for selling land belonging to his people.
d)
He is the most responsible person for the Trail of Tears.
10.
When and where was gold discovered in Georgia?
a)
1849 - Helen
b)
1829 - Helen
c)
1829 - Dahlonega
d)
1849 - Dahlonega
11.
Which statement is not true about John Ross?
a)
He died on the Trail of Tears.
b)
He went to Congress for support but was ignored.
c)
He was a popular Cherokee chief.
d)
He believed the Cherokee could stay on their land if they 'acted white.'
12.
I was friendly to the Native Americans -- when I needed them to fight for my side.
a)
John Ross
b)
John Marshall
c)
William McIntosh
d)
Andrew Jackson
13.
I was UGA's first president. I also signed a well-known document.
a)
Abraham Baldwin -- I signed the U.S. Constitution.
b)
Abraham Baldwin - I signed the Declaration of Independence.
c)
John Ross - I signed the Indian Removal Act.
d)
Andrew Jackson - I signed the Indian Removal Act.
14.
Which statement is not true about the University of Georgia (UGA)?
a)
The GA government donated the land for the university.
b)
UGA had to oversee all of the public schools in Georgia.
c)
Classes started in 1850 for males and 1860 for females.
d)
40,000 acres were set aside for the university.
15.
Why did the Georgia capital move from Augusta to Louisville?
a)
There were more trains running through Louisville.
b)
Louisville is on a river and Augusta is not on a river.
c)
The population center shifted closer to Louisville.
d)
The Cherokee gave the GA government the town of Louisville in the Treaty of Indian Springs.
16.
Which group did not receive extra chances to win the Land Lotteries?
a)
War Veterans
b)
Households with children
c)
People over 65
d)
Widows
17.
Where is the lie about the Headright System?
a)
Men could receive up to 1,000 acres of land.
b)
The lots were measured out in neat square lots.
c)
Men could choose their own pieces of land.
d)
The land given away was east of the Oconee River.
18.
Where is the lie about the GA Land Lotteries?
a)
Land west of the Flint River was given away.
b)
The purpose was to push the Native Americans off of their land.
c)
Plots of land were measured into square lots.
d)
The lots were between 200 - 500 acres, depending on soil quality.
19.
I get credit for inventing the cotton gin. What else can you thank me for inventing?
a)
Eli Whitney - the mechanical reaper
b)
Cyrus McCormick - the mechanical reaper
c)
Eli Whitney - interchangeable parts
d)
Cyrus McCormick - interchangeable parts
20.
Gold was discovered in _____ in _____.
a)
Ellijay - 1849
b)
Dalton - 1829
c)
Rome - 1839
d)
Dahlonega - 1829
21.
Hi, my name is Andrew Jackson. I refused to _________________.
a)
sign the Treaty of Indian Springs since the Creek would lose their remaining land in GA
b)
sign the Treaty of Washington since it would mean the Creek would give up 5 million acres of land
c)
support General Winfield Scott when he tried to force the Cherokee to move west
d)
honor John Marshall's ruling in favor of the Cherokee that said they could continue to live on their land.
22.
These two governments also claimed land in present-day Mississippi and Alabama.
a)
Spain and Florida
b)
France and South Carolina
c)
Spain and South Carolina
d)
France and Florida
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