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PEP Unit 1: Week 8 - Jackson's Impact on Native People in TN

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

__________ was signed by the Cherokee Indians in Tennessee on December 29, 1835. This would give their land to the U.S. in exchange for $5 million.

a)

Jackson Purchase

b)

Indian Removal Act

c)

Treaty of New Echota

2.

__________ was the path settlers used to get from the north into Kentucky and Tennessee.

a)

Wilderness Trail

b)

Cumberland Gap

c)

Trail of Tears

3.

__________ created a system of syllables for the Cherokee Indians to use.

a)

Sequoyah

b)

Nancy Ward

c)

John Ross

d)

Andrew Jackson

4.

In the __________ Chickasaw Indians received $300,000 in exchange for all lands east of the Mississippi River, west of Tennessee River, and north of the Mississippi state line.

a)

Jackson Purchase

b)

Treaty of New Echota

c)

Indian Removal Act

5.

__________ was a colonist who supported the American Colonies during the Revolutionary War.

a)

Patriot

b)

Loyalist

6.

__________ were the first people to come to the Americas from what is now Asia.

a)

Paleo

b)

Archaic

c)

Woodland

d)

Mississippian

7.

__________ was fought between the U.S. and Great Britain from June 1812 until February 1815.

a)

War of 1812

b)

Revolutionary War

c)

Battle of Horseshoe Bend

d)

Civil War

8.

The __________ gave the federal government the power to move the eastern Indians, by treaty or force, to lands west of the Mississippi River.

a)

Jackson Purchase

b)

Treaty of New Echota

c)

Indian Removal Act

9.

__________ was a battle in which General Andrew Jackson led his new army of Volunteers and defeated the Creek and broke the Indian resistance in the South.

a)

Battle of the Bluffs

b)

Battle of Shiloh

c)

Battle of Horseshoe Bend

d)

Battle of King's Mountain

10.

__________ was formed by North Carolina settlers who were upset that their land had been abandoned by the state. The people then came together to form this state, which was located in present-day Northeast Tennessee.

a)

State of Franklin

b)

Fort Nashborough

c)

Watauga Settlement

d)

Cumberland Settlement

11.

__________ led Tennessee troops against Creek Indians and, in the War of 1812, defeated the British in New Orleans in less than 30 minutes.

a)

John Ross

b)

Patrick Ferguson

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Dragging Canoe

12.

__________ was a Chief of the Cherokee Indians who tried to fight the seizure of the Cherokee Indians in Tennessee.

a)

John Ross

b)

John Donelson

c)

Sequoyah

d)

Andrew Jackson

13.

What was the event in which President Martin Van Buren ordered the Cherokee removed by force (from Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee), when some would not leave?

a)

Wilderness Trail

b)

Trail of Tears

c)

Treaty of New Echota

d)

Jackson Purchase

14.

People who lived in the ________________ Settlement leased the land from the Cherokees, until they bought the land from them.

a)

Watauga

b)

Cumberland

c)

Fort Nashborough

d)

Franklin

15.

Which of the following was NOT one of the reasons Overmountain Men came to Tennessee?

a)

Colonies were crowded

b)

Hunting new game

c)

In trouble with the law

d)

Upset with colony leaders

16.

Who fought against the white settlers of Fort Nashborough in the Battle of the Bluff?

a)

Chickasaw

b)

Cherokee

c)

Shawnee

d)

Creek

17.

Who signed the Indian Removal Act?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Dragging Canoe

c)

John Ross

d)

Daniel Boone

18.

What was the original name of the State of Franklin?

a)

Frankland

b)

Frankville

c)

Frankborough

19.

20. Which prehistoric group hunted mastodons and large bison?

a)

Paleo

b)

Archaic

c)

Woodland

d)

Mississippian

20.

In what year did Tennessee become a state?

a)

1777

b)

1776

c)

1796

d)

1763

21.

Who, along with his followers, was referred to as a Longhunter?

a)

Dragging Canoe

b)

John Donelson

c)

Daniel Boone

d)

David Crockett

22.

Which Indian tribe signed the Jackson Purchase?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Chickasaw

c)

Shawnee

d)

Creek

23.

Which of the following tribes of Indians lived in WEST Tennessee?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Chicksaw

c)

Shawnee

d)

Creek

24.

What was the last battle of the Creek War, on the Tallapoosa River in Alabama?

a)

Battle of the Bluffs

b)

Battle of Horseshoe Bend

c)

Battle of Shiloh

d)

Battle of King's Mountain

25.

Which of the following was NOT one of the required steps to statehood?

a)

Elect a leader

b)

Create a state constitution

c)

Population of 60,000

d)

Congressional approval

26.

Which countries fought in the War of 1812? Choose TWO answers.

a)

China

b)

Germany

c)

Great Britain

d)

United States

e)

Mexico

27.

How many Cherokee Indians walked the Trail of Tears?

a)

10,000

b)

12,000

c)

13,000

d)

15,000

28.

Who left Watauga FIRST to explore the Cumberland Settlement?

a)

John Donelson

b)

James Robertson

c)

Daniel Boone

d)

John Ross

29.

Who created a system of syllables, similar to an alphabet, for the Cherokee to use?

a)

Nancy Ward

b)

Sequoyah

c)

John Ross

d)

Dragging Canoe

30.

Over __________ Tennesseans volunteered to fight in the War of 1812, when President James Madison only asked for 1,500.

a)

200

b)

2,000

c)

20,000

d)

200,000

31.

True or False: President Martin Van Buren SIGNED the Indian Removal Act.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

True or False: Dragging Canoe was the Cherokee Indian chief at the time of the Trail of Tears.

a)

True

b)

False