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Studies Weekly Week 15

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During the Indian Removal Act, many Native Americans were forced from their homes and walk on the ______

a)

French and Indian War

b)

Trail of Tears

c)

Indian Trail

2.

The President at the time, ______ , wanted more land and was supposed to negotiate with the Native Americans

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

George Washington

3.

The President was supposed to negotiate with the Native Americans and write _____. Instead, he forced them to leave their land and did not treat them well.

a)

memoirs

b)

treaties

c)

receipts

4.

cruelty

a)

He fought to protect the land owned by his people.

b)

Those who wouldn't move on their own were marched by soldiers at gunpoint.

c)

The government tried to make the Native Americans believe it was a good deal for the tribes.

5.

opposition

a)

He fought to protect the land owned by his people.

b)

Those who wouldn't move on their own were marched by soldiers at gunpoint.

c)

The government tried to make the Native Americans believe it was a good deal for the tribes.

6.

deception

a)

He fought to protect the land owned by his people.

b)

Those who wouldn't move on their own were marched by soldiers at gunpoint.

c)

The government tried to make the Native Americans believe it was a good deal for the tribes.

7.

Match each famous person to their role during the Indian Removal Acts.

Chief Osceola

a)

a man with Cherokee ancestry who fought to protect Native American land

b)

an Indian chief who chose to fight against the US Army

c)

President who signed the Indian Removal Act and forced many Native Americans from their land

8.

Match each famous person to their role during the Indian Removal Acts.

Andrew Jackson

a)

a man with Cherokee ancestry who fought to protect Native American land

b)

an Indian chief who chose to fight against the US Army

c)

President who signed the Indian Removal Act and forced many Native Americans from their land

9.

Match each famous person to their role during the Indian Removal Acts.

John Ross

a)

a man with Cherokee ancestry who fought to protect Native American land

b)

an Indian chief who chose to fight against the US Army

c)

President who signed the Indian Removal Act and forced many Native Americans from their land

10.

How did the Seminole tribe travel from Florida to New Orleans?

a)

walking

b)

train

c)

boat

d)

car

11.

Why was Cherokee Removal Memorial Park built? Choose the THREE correct answers.

a)

to honor Andrew Jackson

b)

To learn about the Trail of Tears

c)

To make sure something like that doesn't happen again

d)

To learn about the different Indian Nations

12.

How did Andrew Jackson show he wanted to preserve the Union?

a)

He took away states’ rights.

b)

He reunited the states after some seceded.

c)

He made a toast that announced he believed in the Union.

d)

He told the states they did not have to pay federal taxes.

13.

Which American Indian tribe chose to fight when the government tried to move them from their land?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Seminole

c)

Creek

d)

Chickasaw

14.

“He worked to preserve the Union.” What does preserve mean in this sentence?

a)

make into jelly

b)

take apart

c)

move to another place

d)

keep together

15.

Who led the Seminoles in their fight to stay on their land?

a)

Osceola

b)

John Ross

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Chief William Holland Thomas

16.

Why didn’t some American Indians have to move?

a)

they lived on private land

b)

they signed a treaty

c)

they asked to stay

d)

they hid from the soldiers

17.

Mark the event that happened last.

a)

The Americans tried to make a treaty with the American Indian tribes.

b)

Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act.

c)

American soldiers forced American Indians to leave their land.

d)

Andrew Jackson helped preserve the union.