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WorksheetsWestward Expansion
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
What was Andrew Jackson's policy toward Native Americans?
He advocated eventual extermination.
He attempted to assimilate them into American culture.
He believed their land should be taken away.
He wanted them to coexist in a segregated society.
What did the Indian Removal Act accomplish?
It caused the public to lose confidence in Andrew Jackson.
It led to stronger alliances among Native tribes.
It led to more fighting in the Southeast.
It resulted in land being opened up to white settlers.
What was the goal of the Indian Removal Act?
to ensure the continuation of Native tribes
to teach Native Americans about white culture
to obtain Native American land for settlers
to satisfy reformers in Congress
What is the direction of movement in the Trail of Tears?
from Tennessee to Oklahoma
from Florida to Texas
from Louisiana to Missouri
from Virginia to Alabama
What was the original home of the Cherokee?
Tennessee
Florida
Louisiana
Alabama
What present-day state was once set aside as Indian Territory?
Kansas
Arkansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
How did the government take advantage of the Chickasaw?
The government encouraged them to get into debt.
The government forced the tribe to work on American farms.
The government paid them less than their land was worth.
The government restricted their water rights.
What was one reason that the Chickasaw agreed to give up their lands?
They had taken goods on credit and now owed money.
They thought they would have get better land somewhere else.
They were afraid of being turned into slaves.
They were offered money for their land.
How did the government plan to gain control over the Chickasaw?
They had the tribe's leaders arrested.
They encouraged the tribe to take goods so that the tribe owed the government money.
They threatened the tribe with enslavement if they did not agree.
They began to divert the rivers that flowed through Chickasaw territory.
Which river was followed by most settlers moving west in the 1800s?
Mississippi River
Missouri River
Arkansas River
Colorado River
Which river once formed the western boundary of the United States?
Mississippi River
Missouri River
Arkansas River
Colorado River
Which river is the source of the greatest controversy over water usage and rights?
Mississippi River
Missouri River
Arkansas River
Colorado River
Why was the Indian Removal Act passed?
settlers' greed for more land
revenge against native Americans
reduction of violence between settlers and Native Americans
possibility of gold on Native American lands
