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WorksheetsUnit 3.3 Antebellum Native American Experiences
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What did George Washington believe was the best solution to the so-called "Indian problem?"
Escort them into new territory
Remove the Native Americans
Vote them into political office
"Civilize" them
Which of the following were aspects of a "civilized" person according to George Washington? (Choose 3 that apply)
Grow their own crops
Use an European style economy
Learn how to read and write in English
Christian
The Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, Creek, and Cherokee native nations composed which of the following?
Five Independent Tribes
Five Powerful Tribes
Five United Tribes
Five Civilized Tribes
What made the land owned by the Five Civilized Tribes valuable to colonists?
The beautiful mountain scenery
The nice weather
The expansion of the cotton industry
The abundance of deer in the area
What was the opinion of State governments towards the native territory?
They wanted to take it over
They wanted to ignore it
They wanted the indigenous people to keep it
They wanted to build new factories on the land
What did President Andrew Jackson advocate for in terms of the Native Americans?
Indian Reeducation
Indian Sovereignty
Indian Civilization
Indian Removal
What did the Indian Removal Act give the government the ability to do?
Give Indians new territory in South Carolina
Give Indians new territory out west in exchange for their territory in the land east of the Mississippi River
Force out all Native Americans immediately
Give colonists new territory in Oklahoma
What did the Supreme Court believe about Native American tribes?
They believed they were in the way of westward expansion
They wanted to leave the problem for the states to figure out
They believed that they were sovereign nations
They believed that the President had to decide what to do
What was the Trail of Tears?
A river in Oklahoma
The forced removal of Native Tribes east of the Mississippi to modern day Oklahoma
The path taken by the US military to Georgia
The forced removal of Native tribes west of the Mississippi to modern day South Carolina
What were reasons that Natives died on the Trail of Tears? (Choose 3 that apply)
Hunger
Exhaustion
Flooding
Cold temperatures
