Indian Removal Act
Indian Removal Act
Cherokee Resistance
Cherokee Resistance
Other Native American Resist
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Who is the President that wanted to open Native American settlements?
President Jackson
100
Definition of Indian Territory
U.S. land in what is now Oklahoma- and planned to move Native Americans there
100
Definition of Trail of Tears
When the Cherokees were forced to march 800 miles
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Did President Jackson take charge in the refusal of Worcester vs. Georgia?
No
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How long were the Seminole leaders allowed to stay in Florida?
7 years
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What is the definition of the Indian Removal Act?
It authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River to lands in the west
200
Bureau of Indian Affairs
The manage of Indian Removal to western lands, Congress approved the creation of a new government agency
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Who ignored the courts ruling?
Georgia
200
Who believed that they could prevent conflict and avoid removal by adapting the contemporary culture of white people?
the Cherokee Indians
200
Who led the Sauk of Illinois in raiding settlements and fighting the U.S. Army?
Chief Black Hawk
300
Name one supporter of the Indian Removal
John C. Calhoun
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Who were the first Indians sent to the Indian Territory ?
Choctaw Indians
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Did the Cherokee Indians make their own government ?
Yes
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Who modeled their government after the U.S. constitution?
the Cherokee Indians
300
What is a runaway slave?
any Seminole of African Ancestry
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What did the Mississippi legislature do?
It abolished the Choctaw government and forced Choctaw to sign the treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek
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What is the Dancing Rabbit Creek treaty ?
It gave more than 7.5 million acres of land to the government
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What is Sequoya?
it consisted of 86 characters to represent Cherokee syllables to create a written language
400
Who was the Supreme Court Chief Justice at the time?
John Marshll
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Who led the Second Seminole war ?
Osceola
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What percent of Choctaw people die?
About one-fourth
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Who negotiated a treaty for better supplies on their trip to Indian Territory?
Chickasaw
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Definition of the Worcester v. Georgia
U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Georgia had no authority over Cherokee
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Who removed all Cherokee to Indian Territory?
U.S. troops
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About how many soldiers died
1,500
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