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Cherokee Nation (SS Weekly Gr. 5 Wk. 24)

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the 1800s, a president nullified the treaties with the Native Americans. What does "nullify" mean?

a)

To maintain

b)

To renew

c)

To cancel

d)

To approve

2.

What is the goal of a treaty?

a)

To protect the U.S. government

b)

To protect the American Indians

c)

To protect American land

d)

To end conflict and prevent further conflict

3.

Which president passed the Indian Removal Act and nullified all treaties?

a)

James Tyler

b)

James Madison

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Andrew Johnson

4.

Who enforced the Trail of Tears?

a)

The U.S. Army

b)

The U.S. Navy

c)

The U.S. Marines

d)

The U.S. Air Force

5.

Who inspired the Seminole tribe to resist the Trail of Tears?

a)

Osceola

b)

Pocahontas

c)

Sequoyah 

d)

Squanto

6.

How long did the Seminole warriors fight and evade the army?

a)

Seven days

b)

Seven weeks

c)

Seven months

d)

Seven Years

7.

Where did Sequoyah learn about writing?

a)

In elementary School

b)

At college

c)

In the army during the War of 1812

d)

In the army during the Mexican-American War

8.

What motivated Sequoyah to create a written representation of the Cherokee language?

a)

He wanted to sell books

b)

He wanted the Cherokee to get information from symbols

c)

He wanted the Cherokee to start a newspaper

d)

He wanted to read messages from Mexico

9.

Why did the American Indian lands get smaller between 1820 and 1860?

a)

They sold their land to the government

b)

It didn't get smaller; they just moved west.

c)

They quit hunting buffalo.

d)

The Indian Removal Act

10.

How many American Indians were removed with the Indian Removal Act?

a)

10,000

b)

1 Million

c)

10

d)

No one knows

11.

What term means “a ceasefire or break in fighting”?

a)

Trust

b)

Truth

c)

Truce

d)

Truck