Vocab
the forced march of 15,000 Cherokee in 1838 from Georgia to Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma
The trail of tears
who was a Cherokee silversmith who worked to create an alphabet system for Cherokee sounds?
Sequoyah
Over ______________ Indians were forced to move, and over _______ died along the way.
15,000
1/4
Who traveled the Oregon Trail?
settlers and families looking for fertile farmland in Oregon
the period of peace and prosperity that followed the War of 1812
Era of Good Feelings
Who was the chief of Seminoles in Florida?
Osceola
Andrew Jackson was the ____ U.S. President and the first president born into a ______________. He was called the ____________ __________.
7th
poor family
People's president
Who traveled the California Trail?
people seeking fertile farmland and gold
fur trappers of the western mountains in the 1800s who helped explore and settle Oregon Country
mountain men
Who were the leaders of the Mormon church?
Joseph Smith and Brigham Young
The Indian ______________ allowed the federal government to _____ Native Americans to _______ _______.
Removal Act
pay
move west
Who traveled the Mormon Trail?
people seeking religious freedom
a person who arrived in California in 1849 in search of gold
forty-niner
Who was a legendary pioneer, woodsman, and frontiersman?
Daniel Boone
Thousands flocked to California with __________ after engineer ________________ discovered _________ in ____________.
gold fever
James Marshall
gold
1848
Who traveled the Old Spanish Trail?
trappers, traders, and settlers
a declaration by President Monroe in 1823 that opposed European interference in the Western Hemisphere
Monroe doctrine
Who was the Cherokee chief that fought for his lands all the way to the Supreme Court?
John Ross
The ___________ Treaty ceded Florida to the U.S. and established the boundary from the ________________ through ______________ to the _________________
Adams-Onis
Sabine River
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Ocean
Who traveled the Santa Fe Trail?
traders of silver, fur, and manufactured goods
a large group of wagons traveling west together for safety
wagon train
President _________________ ordered U.S. soldiers to force the ___________ and other tribes to leave their land east of the ______________ and relocate to present-day ____________ in Indian Territory. This is known as the _____________.
Martin Van Buren
Cherokee
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Trail of Tears
the law passed in 1830 forcing American Indians living in the Southwest to move to present-day Oklahoma
Indian Removal Act
a rush of people to an area where gold has been discovered
gold rush