The Five Tribes
The Creek, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Seminole, and Choctaws are all called what?
The Five Civilized Tribes
This law heavily impacted what groups?
The five civilized groups
How many troops did the U.S government sent?
7,000 troops
Samuel Worcester was a?
A comissionary
Why did these civilized tribes assimilate into the European/American system?
They wanted to be able to live in peace among them
This law was promoted by?
Andrew Jackson
How many Cherokee did they captured?
16,000 Cherokee
This impacted what group?
Cherokee and other indigenous tribes
____ was the leader of the Cherokee tribe from the Southeast?
John Ross
The treaty was used for what?
to exchange lands or transfer
"Trail of Tears." What did the Native Americans call it?
"The Place Where they cried"
Did Georgia have the rights to control the Native territory?
No, only the government had control ove rthe territory.
What type of things did these Cherokee took on when trying to assimilate into the American/European system?
The European custom, created a constitution, created laws, courts, and a police force, and Houses.
What did the settlers want from the Native lands (Georgia)?
Gold
What types of way did these Natives died from?
Disease, starvation, violence, and harsh weather
What did the Native, Georgian, and Worcester went court for?
Over land ownership and sovereignty
In the early 19th century, what did the federal government wanted the Native Americans to do?
To leave their hunting grounds and tribal government, and to adopt the republican form of government.
When was the Indian Removal act law signed?
1830
What was the population now during the, "Trail of Tears"?
One quarter of of the Cherokee population
This case dealt with?
Sovereignty (self-rule)