True or False: The Indian Removal Act of the 1830s sparked the relocation of several Native American tribes, including the Choctaw and Cherokee. During the removal, many Natives died due to starvation, disease, and extreme weather.
What is True.
100
Which of the following individuals is responsible for misnaming the original inhabitants of the Americas?
Who is Christopher Columbus.
100
The Cherokee is the largest of the 566 federally recognized Native American tribes.
What is True. Nearly 319,000 are represented in America as part of the Cherokee Nation.
100
Name the four main Tennessee tribes discussed throughout the week.
What is the Choctaw, Creek, Shawnee, and Cherokee.
100
What color is Mr. Williamson's shirt?
What is green.
200
What written, signed agreements were used by the U.S. government to gain land from Native Americans.
What is a treaty.
200
What name did Christopher Columbus give the original inhabitants of the Americas?
What is Indian.
200
Cherokee were part of what horrific journey that killed nearly one-fourth of those who traveled?
What is the Trail of Tears.
200
Where do most of the Native American tribes who were originally from Tennessee live now?
What is Oklahoma.
200
What important number do we always out on our tests?
What is our individual TCAP number.
300
True of False. Native Americans, especially after the Trail of Tears, trusted white Americans.
What is False. Native Americans were already suspicious and now had a very strained relationship with white Americans and the U.S. government.
300
Why did Christopher Columbus misname the original inhabitants of the Americas?
What is he thought he was in India.
300
Cherokee were descendants of what tribe that built their homes on top of mounts?
What is Mississippian.
300
Which Native American tribe inhabited as many as nine states before many of them were relocated?
What is the Shawnee.
300
Which member of your group has the longest name (just first and last name)?
Who is...
400
True of False: The Iroquois and Chickasaw developed Central America.
What is False. The Mayan developed Central America. The Iroquois and Cherokee were both developers in North America.
400
Christopher Columbus was an explorer from what country?
What is Spain.
400
Why would the Mississippian and descendants of the Mississippian, such as the Cherokee, build homes and other buildings on top of mounds?
What is to protect themselves from predators and weather, such as flooding.
400
Astronaut John Herrington, the first member of a Native American tribe to fly in space, was a descendant of what tribe?
What is the Chickasaw.
500
Which president signed the Indian Removal Act of the 1830s?
Who is Andrew Jackson.
500
There is conflict between the holidays of Columbus Day and Native American Day because people believe the holidays are too close to each other.
What is False. There is conflict because some Americans believe we shouldn't give so much recognition to Columbus due to the fact that his arrival sparked the eventual beginning of European exploration in the Americas and the end to many Native tribes.
500
Most Cherokee currently live in what two states?
What is Oklahoma and North Carolina.
500
Which U.S. president coined the term "civilized tribe" in regards to Native Americans?