Vocabulary
What is a locomotive?
a railroad engine
How long did it take to build the Erie Canal?
8 years
True or False
By the 1850's, railroads were the most important form of transportation within the U.S.
True
What was the name of the Supreme Court case in which a man sued the state because he was jailed for helping the Native Americans?
Worcester vs. Georgia
How many Native Americans were forced to move to a reservation?
100,000
What is a treaty?
a formal agreement between two or more groups, especially countries
How long was the Erie Canal?
363 miles
Where was the 1st railroad built?
How long was the track?
Baltimore, MD
13 miles long
What state did the Chickasaw and Choctaw originate from?
Mississippi
Who was the leader of the Seminole Indians?
Osceola
What is a permit?
a formal authorization to do something
Erie Canal ties into Lake Erie. Lake Erie is part of the ____________________________.
Great Lakes
Fill in the blank
Railroads were __________, but they were popular.
How do you know?
uncomfortable
they were cold and drafty
How were Osceola and his tribe able to resist removal from their land for so long?
Osceola and his warriors defeated the U.S. army several times
What Act established reservations?
Indian Appropriations Act
What is displacement?
the process of removing from the usual place or land
Turnpikes prevented travelers from passing until they ___________________________.
paid the toll
By 1830, most Native Americans in the east had been forced to move _____________________________.
Why?
west of the Mississippi River
settlers wanted their land
What type of conditions did the Cherokee Indians endure as they walked the Trail of Tears?
Where is the end of the Trail of Tears?
brutal conditions
Oklahoma
What is a stockade?
What is a reservation?
a prison or camp guarded by the military
an area of land set aside by the federal government for Native Americans
Why did DeWitt Clinton, mayor of New York City, have a Canal built?
What was the name of the canal?
to help with transportation needs
Erie Canal
President Andrew Jackson and Congress passed what Act, which allowed the government to displace the indians from their land?
Indian Removal Act of 1830
What was the supreme court chief justice's decision regarding the state of Georgia?
The state of Georgia had no right to force Cherokee Indians to follow state laws. The Cherokee were an independent nation. The state had no authority over Native American land.