Vocabulary
Voluntarily
Done willingly or without being forced.
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was an American lawyer, soldier, and president.
Creek
southeast america
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.
Chief Black Hawk
Sac and Fox Indians of Illinois Leader.
Cherokee
Southeast
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.
Secede
To withdraw from an organization or alliance.
Osceola
Leader of Seminoles of Florida
Chickasaw
northeastern mississippi
Who helped the Sac and Fox Indians of Illinois fight removal?
A chief named Black Hawk helped fight removal.
True or false: In 1836, tons of Creek Indians who didn't want to leave Alabama were rounded up and marched west with handcuffs on.
True
Frontier settler
Group of people who are far from their original home, but still keeps ties with their homeland.
Martin Van Buren
Martin was a Lawyer and President and caused 17,000 Cherokees forced from their homes.
Choctaw
Oklahoma
When did Black Hawk's war end?
Black Hawk's war ended in 1832.
Ten thousand American Indians died during the trails of years.
4,000 American Indians died during the Trails of Tears.
Trail of Tears
The removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory in 1838 and 1839.
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Seminole
florida
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.
The Seminoles resisted removal for how many years?
10 years.