Native Americans
Seminole Wars
Mixed
Trail of Tears
What?
100
Which one of the "Five Civilized Tribes" successfully resisted their removal?
The Seminole Nation.
100
What kind of tactics did the Seminole people use is the war?
Guerrilla tactics.
100
Many settlers wanted the federal government to ________ Native Americans living in the Southeast.
Relocate.
100
In 1835, who persuaded a few Cherokee to sign a treaty to give up their people's land?
The federal government.
100
What was the Cherokee's case called that went to the Supreme Court?
Worcester V. Georgia (1832)
200
Who was the Seminole chief?
Osceola.
200
What was the date of the Seminole wars?
December 1835.
200
What did Congress create in 1834?
Indian Territory.
200
What did General Winfield Scott threaten to do toward the Cherokee if they did not leave west?
He threatened to use force.
200
What did the Indian Removal Act allow?
For federal government to pay Native Americans to move west (1830).
300
What part of the United States did most of the Native Americans live?
The eastern part of the country.
300
Seminole ambushed soldiers under the command of who?
Major Francis Dade.
300
Who's side did President Andrew Jackson support in the Worcester v. Georgia?
Georgia's efforts to remove the Cherokee.
300
How many federal troops were in the army of General Winfield Scott?
7,000.
300
What allowed the Five Civilized Tribes to live in Oklahoma?
Indian Territory.
400
What did the tribes establish that was associated with successful economies?
Farming societies.
400
Who did the Seminole people join forces with in 1838?
African Americans.
400
Who was sent to remove the Cherokee west in 1838?
General Winfield Scott
400
A Forced journey West became know to the Cherokee as what?
Trail Where They Cried.
400
What caused the Cherokee to sue the government and eventually take their case to the Supreme Court?
Georgia refused to recognize Cherokee laws.
500
Who were in the "Five Civilized Tribes"?
Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek, Seminole, and Choctaw.
500
How many acres did the Native Americans give up on?
More than 100 million acres.
500
Who was the Sauk chieftain who led a force of Native Americans back to Illinois, their hometown in 1832?
Black Hawk.
500
Who did the Cherokee write a protest letter to?
The government.
500
What happened when more white settlers moved Southeast?
Conflicts arose between Native Americans who lived there.
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