Trail Of Tears
Who is the president that signed the indian removal act?
Andrew Jackson
This specific, dominant tribe referred to the removal as "The Trail Where They Cried."
The Cherokee
The primary motivation for removal was the discovery of this natural resource on Cherokee land.
Gold
Where did the walk begin?
The "Five Civilized Tribes" were moved to this present-day state.
Oklahoma
Roughly this many people (total among all tribes) were displaced by the forced removal.
60,000
This act of Congress authorized the President to grant lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands.
Indian Removal Act
Which of the first five states did the Indians cross? (Put in alphabetical order)
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, and Kentucky.
This Supreme Court Chief Justice ruled that the Cherokee could not be forced to move, a decision Jackson ignored.
John Marshall
This disease, along with pneumonia and starvation, killed thousands during the winter journey.
Smallpox
White settlers wanted Cherokee land primarily to grow this cash crop.
Cotton
Where did the indians end up in?
Oklahoma
This 1835 treaty was signed by a minority faction of Cherokee, ceding all land east of the Mississippi.
Treaty Of New Echota
This general was placed in charge of the Cherokee removal in 1838.
Winfield Scott
Many Native Americans were held in these, essentially makeshift prison camps, before the march began.
Stockade
When did the natives arrive in america?
15,000 years ago
He was the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation who led the fight against removal.
John Ross
The Cherokee were forced to leave their homes in this southeastern state.
Georgia
Besides the Cherokee, this tribe is known for resisting removal in Florida, leading to the Seminole Wars.
Seminoles
When did we start removing them from the land?
1830