WorksheetsAndrew Jackson Trail of Tears
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 55mins
The policy that removed Native Americans from their lands was called
Indian Removal Act
Native American Expulsion
Five Tribes of North America
Who was most affected by Jackson's removal policy?
the rich and well-born
Native Americans
the common people
The Trail of Tears refers to _____
the movement of Seminole Indians from the West to Florida.
government workers who lost their jobs due to Jackson’s spoils system.
the removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory in Oklahoma.
What did the Indian Removal Act do?
Moved all Native Americans to Florida
Started assimilation policy
Moved Native Americans west of the Mississippi River
Which statement about the “Trail of Tears” is true?
President Andrew Jackson opposed removing the Cherokee from Georgia.
Many Cherokee were forced to move during winter.
Chief Justice John Marshall ordered the Cherokee to move west.
When Andrew Jackson gave government jobs to his supporters, it was called:
support system
the spoils system
nullification
Andrew Jackson's 1828 election victory depended on support from
Native Americans.
the common people.
states' rights supporters.
Who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who supported the Cherokee Nation?
John Adams
John Jay
John Marshall
The Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. should protect the Cherokee in
Kentucky
Tennessee
Georgia
This tribe lived in Florida and were killed or forced to leave.
Souix
Choctaw
Seminole
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced Indians to move
Oklahoma
Florida
Canada
_________ in 1830 allowed the removal of Native Americans east of the Mississippi River to western lands.
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Indian Removal Act
None of the above
Who was President during the Indian Removal Act and Trail of Tears?
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
George Washington
What was Andrew Jackson’s nickname?
Old Man
Old Hickory
Bubba
Where did Indians live after the Trail of Tears?
Apartment
Tent
Reservations
Many of his opponents would have agreed with the cartoon’s portrayal of Jackson because it suggests that ---
he was not really the common man that many people thought him to be
he has used the spoils system to gain wealth and influence in the government
the executive branch of government became too powerful during his presidency
Which shaded state was the main destination for American Indians during the Trail of Tears?
A
B
C
D
Jackson started which political party?
Democrats
Republicans
Federalists
What does Nullify mean?
To Withdraw or remove
Cruel Government
To cancel or ignore
In 1832 the Supreme Court said Georgia had no authority over the Cherokees. How did President Andrew Jackson respond?
ignoring the ruling and allowing Georgia to evict the Cherokee Nation.
ordering state officials in Georgia to negotiate with the Cherokee Nation.
asking Congress to pay reparations to the Cherokee Nation.
The idea that America had the right to expand west to the Pacific Ocean was known as --
Trail of Tears
Free Enterprise
Manifest Destiny
The Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw and Seminole Indians were known as the
Five Tribes
Original settlers
Trail of Tears
Why was it called the "Trail of Tears"?
Harsh conditions
Many deaths
Loss of homeland
All of the above
How many miles did Native Americans travel?
3,000
500
1,000
What was the effect of the Indian Removal Act according to the map?
Five tribes from the south were forced into one territory in Oklahoma
Only the Cherokee tribe was forced west
Five tribes from the west were forced to move east
Based on this quotation, you can conclude that Tecumseh thinks
American Indians should try to cooperate with the United States.
the United States will eventually destroy American Indians.
American Indians will crush the United States in battle.
Cherokee leader who resisted US removal and led his people west of the Mississippi River
Chief Osceola
Chief Wampanoag
Chief John Ross
Chief Tecumseh
Which early President would support the following:
"Stay neutral and stay out of European wars."
Washington
Monroe
Jackson
Jefferson
Americans moved Native Americans to get more --
Land
Money
Taxes
Tariffs
The forced journey of many Native Americans from their homelands was called the --
Native Walk
Trail of Natives
Trail of Tears
Removal Trail
What is a tariff?
To cancel
A tax on imported goods
Voting Rights
Checks and Balances
Who defeated Andrew Jackson in the 1824 election?
Winfield Scott
John Quincy Adams
William Henry Harrison
How did tariffs affect imported goods?
Tariffs lowered prices of imported goods.
Tariffs made imported goods illegal.
Tariffs set weight limits for imported goods.
Tariffs increased the cost of imported goods.
In _____v. _____, the Supreme Court ruled that Georgia could not remove the Cherokee and that the Cherokee owned the land.
Miranda v. Arizona
Worcester v. Georgia
The U.S. v. Nixon
SquarePants v. Krabs
The Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, and Seminole were known as the
Five Civilized Tribes
Original settlers
Indian Removal
Trail of Tears
True or False: Andrew Jackson opposed the removal of Native Americans.
True
False
Andrew Jackson is on which dollar bill?
$50
$5
$100
$20
