Indian Removal Act
Who was the president who promoted the Indian Removal Act?
What customs did the Five Civilized Tribes adapt to?
European.
What native tribe refused to leave because they viewed the treaty as illegal?
Cherokee
Which side did the supreme court rule in favor of?
Georgia
The fall of the Cherokee nation court case was against what state?
Georgia
Did the law say that the Native Americans would be payed to move or not?
yes, they would be payed but they didn't have a choice in the matter.
Who were the Five civilized Tribes?
Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole.
How many people perished due to trail of tears?
What was this event?
a court case
What did the Court case do that made Natives mad?
dissolved their tribal nation making it seem as though they don't have the same rights as US citizens
Native Americans living East of what state were forced to move West?
Mississippi
"The process by which a person/persons acquire the social and psychological characteristics of a group," is the definition of what word?
Assimilation
When did the trial of tears occur?
1831-1838
This court case vacated the conviction of who?
Samuel Worcester
Why did the Cherokee claim they have right to sue Georgia in federal court?
They are a sovereign foreign nation.
What was used to transfer/exchange the land?
Treaties
What were they hoping to do when assimilating into white society?
Live peacefully
What were the 4 main reasons of people dying during the trail of tears?
disease, starvation, violence, and harsh weather
What did the supreme court ruling do?
It rendered the Georgia statute void.
What 3 countries did the Natives say they had the same rights as?
Great Britain, France, and Spain
Why did setters want the Native Americans to move West?
Gold was discovered in Georgia.
Who was the leader of the Cherokee?
John Ross
What did the Cherokee call their forced entry?
"The place where they cried."
When did this legal case get held?
March 3, 1832
The court ruled that the Native Americans were what?
Domestic dependent nations