Cherokee Nation
What was the Treaty of New Echota?
The treaty was signed by a small group of Cherokees agreeing to trade their land in the southeast for reservation land in exchange for money.
Why were the Creeks always under attack from other settlers?
The Creeks owned the most land in the southeast. They owned land in Georgia, Alabama, Florida and so many people wanted their land.
In what year were the Chickasaw nation forced to leave?
1837.
What was the Indian Removal Act?
It was law that allowed the US government to exchange land in the southeast with reservation land in Oklahoma and money.
What made the Seminole nation unique?
They were the only nation that were actually able to fight and defend themselves again the Indian Removal Act.
What did the Supreme Court decide when the Cherokees tried to fight the president? How did the president reacted.
The Supreme Court sided with The Cherokees and said the government had no right to forced them to leave, but President Jackson refused to listen.
What was the Battle of Horshoe?
It was a battle between the new Americans led by Andrew Jackson before he became president. They won the battle and forced the Creeks go give up 20 million acres of land.
What took the Chickasaw nation so long to leave?
They wanted a lot of land and suitable land to move, but it was hard to find. Finally the government just made them leave.
How many groups of the Choctaw nation were there?
There were 3 groups.
How many wars were there? What happened as a result of the wars?
There were 3 wars and the government spent a lot of money trying to remove Seminoles. Some left after each war and some continued to hide in the everglades.
Which president and in what year ordered soldiers to forcibly remove the Cherokee Nation?
1838 - President Martin Van Buren
What was the Treaty of Indian Springs? When was it signed it?
It was signed in 1825- The treaty stated that the remaining Creeks had to vacate their land in Alabama and some of Georgia in exchange of reservation land in the Oklahoma. They would also receive money.
Explain why many Chickasaws survived their journey?
They got to decide when they left and were able to pay for materials to travel that made is safer, although many still did die from harsh conditions.
Describe what each group did and why they did it.
The first group left because they thought they'd get the most money.
The second group left and traveled by steamboat.
The final group was forced to leave and many traveled in harsh conditions and died.
What does the word persisted mean?
Use it in a sentence with Seminoles.
Persisted means not to give up.
The US government persisted in their efforts to move the Seminoles.
How many different routes did the Cherokees take when they traveled west to their reservation land?
What happened after the signing of Treaty of Indian Springs?
The treaty was signed, but it was a fake. The federal government agreed that it was a fake, but Georgia refused to back down and eventually, the Creeks agreed to sign Treaty of Washington, giving over their land.
Whose land the did Chickasaw buy when they moved west?
The Creeks. They paid them $500,000.
What was the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit?
It was a treaty signed with the Creeks and the US government saying that they would receive money, land, household equipment and food if they left.
What made the journey of the Seminoles west different from the others?
They traveled through water and land.
Describe the journey of the Cherokees west? What did they call their journey?
They called their journey The Trail of Tears.
Their journey was brutal. They traveled over 1,000 miles, many by foot and over 4,000 died from harsh weather, not enough food and disease.
Did the Creeks get to keep their land? Explain.
No. Eventually settlers started moving west into their reservation land and capturing them and making the Creeks continue to move to new lands.
What does the word negotiate mean?
Use negate and Creeks in the same sentence.
What does the word relocate mean?
What does the word reservation mean?
Use them both in a sentence.
Relocate- to to a new land.
Reservation - land set aside for Native Americans
The Creeks had to relocate to reservation land in the west.
Did all Seminoles leave? If no, what did they create?
No. They created their own Nation almost 60 years ago in 1957.