Tribes
Fill in the blank. ________ Nation
Cherokee
Why did most of the cases start?
Land ownership, laws over Natives that were not allowed to be placed, and self-rule.
Where was gold discovered that made settlers want the land?
Georgia
Were Natives successful assimulating?
No
The Creek, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Seminole, and Choctaw are all called _______.
The Five Civilized Tribes
The man that was the Chief of Cherokee Nation and created political support in the U.S. was named ________.
Who did the U.S. sign land exchange treaties with?
Small groups of Seminoles and Cherokees who claimed to represent their tribes.
Why did they refuse to hear the case for Cherokee Nation v. Georgia?
They claimed the Natives where "domestic dependant nations".
Which Tribe's movement became known as the "Trail of Tears"?
Cherokee
Who was the president during the Indian Removal Act?
Andrew Jackson
Why did the Seminole and Cherokee not want to comply with the land exchange treaties?
They weren't signed by people who represented them, therefore they were not legally valid.
Approximately, how many Cherokee died?
4,000 Cherokee
Which Tribe was the first to move?
The Choctaws
The court case over a white Priest helping the Natives against the laws of Georgia was called _______.
Worcester v Georgia
More than 2,000 Cherokees died in camps from _____ and _______.
Starvation and disease
Who lived in America first? The Native Americans or white settlers?
Native Americans
Why did some tribes relocate peacefully?
They were too weak to resist.
Native Americans had a right to live on their tribal lands, but the lands were really property of the U.S. government. So, white settlers could not directly buy land from them. Which case ruled this?
Johnson v. M'Intosh (1823)
In what year did the US dissolve all tribal governments?
1907
Why did white settlers oh-so-desperately want full claim to Georgia?
They found gold there.