Trail of Tears
The decade the Trail of Tears took place
1830s
The five Native American nations/tribes most affected by Indian removal in the Southeast
Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole
This is the year the Indian Removal Act was passed.
1830
Jackson believed removing the Indians would put an end to all possible danger of collision between these two government authorities
General and State
This word means to drive away, push back, or cause someone or something to move away.
repel
4,000 of these people died of cold, hunger, and disease on their way to the western lands
Cherokee
The reason these nations sometimes were called the “Five Civilized Tribes"
Many white Americans viewed them as adopting aspects of Euro-American society, such as farming, schools, written laws, and Christianity
This US president signed the Indian Removal Act into law
Andrew Jackson
What justification did Jackson give for the pain it would be for the Indians to "leave the graves of their fathers"?
The United States' ancestors and children have had to do the same thing, seeking new homes in distant regions.
This word means to cause something to happen or persuade someone to do something.
induce
This is where Native Americans were forced to move
west of the Mississippi River
This tribe adopted a written constitution declaring themselves to be a sovereign nation
Cherokee
The Indian Removal Act allowed the U.S. government to do this
negotiate or force Native American nations to move west of the Mississippi River
Jackson stated that removing Indian occupancy would enable US states to advance rapidly in these three areas.
population, wealth, and power
Synonyms for this word: fulfillment, completion, realization
consummation
The number of Cherokee people who died on the Trail of Tears
4,000
This tribe lost 22 million acres of land in southern Georgia and central Alabama
The main reason many white settlers supported Indian removal
desire for Native American land, especially for farming and cotton production
Jackson believed this would happen to the Indians under the protection of the Government and through the influence of good counsel.
They would no longer be "savage" and would become civilized Christians.
annihilated
An important idea historians can learn from studying Indian removal
That U.S. westward expansion often came at a great cost to Native American peoples, including the loss of land, homes, communities, and lives,
This tribe were forced to pay the Choctaws for the right to live on part of their western allotment
Chickasaws
This major river was west of the lands where many Native American nations lived before removal
Mississippi River
What does Jackson assume about the Indians with the “choice” to move west?
That they will be happy.
Antonyms for this word include: alive, living, conscious
inanimate