WorksheetsQuiz 2 Andrew Trail of Tears
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In _____v. _____, the Supreme Court ruled that Georgia had no right to remove the Cherokee and that the Cherokee legally owned the land.
a)
Miranda v. Arizona
b)
Worcester v. Georgia
c)
The U.S. v. Nixon
d)
SquarePants v. Krabs
2.
The Trail of Tears refers to
a)
Jackson’s angry negotiations with the Five Civilized Tribes.
b)
the movement of Seminole Indians from the West to Florida.
c)
government workers who lost their jobs due to Jackson’s spoils system.
d)
the removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory.
3.
The long walk for many Native Americans who were forced out of their homelands was called the --
a)
Native Walk
b)
Trail of Natives
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Removal Trail
4.
The following map depicts the relocation of Native American tribes during the --
a)
Great Migration
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Westward Migration
d)
Manifest Destiny
5.
Americans relocated many Native Americans for the purpose to obtain more --
a)
Land
b)
Money
c)
Taxes
d)
Tariffs
6.
The act, or law, was created in order to remove Native Americans from their homelands and force them West.
a)
Alien and Sedition Acts
b)
No More Natives Act
c)
Citizens Only Act
d)
Indian Removal Act
7.
Trail of Tears
a)
In 1830, authorizing the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River to lands in the West.
b)
To manage Indian removal to western lands, Congress approved the creation of a new government agency
c)
Court ruled that the Cherokee nation was a distinct community in which the laws of Georgia had no force
d)
The Cherokee were forced to march 800 miles to the Indian Territory
8.
forcibly relocated on the "Trail of Tears"
a)
Shoshone
b)
Mexicans
c)
Africans
d)
Cherokee
9.
Native American people called the "five civilized tribes" because they
a)
adopted aspects of European culture
b)
followed traditional cultures and had written lang.
c)
joined in an alliance
d)
welcomed white settlers on their land
10.
Cherokee territory prior to 1830s
a)
South Carolina
b)
Georgia
c)
Florida
d)
Oklahoma
11.
What Native American nation was represented in the supreme court case of Worcester v Georgia?
a)
Apache
b)
Choctaw
c)
Seminole
d)
Cherokee
12.
What law did Jackson pass that resulted in the Trail of Tears?
a)
Worcester v Georgia
b)
Nullification crisis
c)
Indian Removal Act
d)
Bank War
13.
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced Indians to move
a)
to Oklahoma
b)
to Florida
c)
to the Louisiana Purchase
d)
to Canada
14.
Which group was most hurt by Jackson's removal policy?
a)
the rich and well-born
b)
Native Americans
c)
the common people
d)
states' rights supporters
15.
As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?
a)
They agreed to give up their land.
b)
They were given their choice of where to live.
c)
They were forced to live in reservations.
d)
They voluntarily moved to Canada and Mexico.
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