Vocabulary
Voluntarily
Done willingly or without being forced.
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was an American lawyer, soldier, and president who served as the seventh president.
Creek
Creek's original homeland was Alabama and Georgia.
When did congress pass the Indian Removal act?
Congress passed the Indian Removal Act in 1830.
Who led the Seminoles of Flordia that resisted removal?
Young chief Osceola.
Treaties
A agreement between countries.
Martin Van Buren
Martin was a Lawyer and the 8th President
Cherokee
Cherokee's original homeland was Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina.
What happened to groups that refused to move west?
Groups were met will miltary force.
How many Cherokees were forced from their homes?
17,000 Cherokees were forced from their home.
Trail of Tears
The removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory in 1838 and 1839.
Black Hawk
Sac and Fox Indians of Illinois Leader.
Chickasaw
Chickasaw's original homeland was Mississippi.
What did the Indian Removal act allow presidents to do?
The Indian Removal Act allowed the president to make treaties in which American Indians in the East traded their lands for new territory on the Great Plains.
What happened to Creek Indians who didn't want to leave Alabama?
They were rounded up and marched west in handcuffs.
Frontier settler
Group of people who are far from their original home, but still keeps ties with their homeland.
Osceola
Leader of Seminoles of Florida
Choctaw
Choctaw's original homeland was Alabama and Mississippi.
When did Black Hawk's war end?
Black Hawk's war ended in 1832.
How many American Indians died during the Trail of Tears?
4,000 American Indians died during the Trails of Tears.
Secede
To withdraw from an organization or alliance.
Seminole
Seminole's original homeland was Floridia.
Who helped the Sac and Fox Indians of Illinois fight removal?
A chief named Black Hawk helped fight removal.
The Seminoles resisted removal for how many years?
The Seminoles resisted removal for around 10 years.