Native Americans
The Creek, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Seminole, and Choctaw are all called what?
The Five Civilized Tribes
This case established that the Natives could stay of their tribal lands but didn't actually own them
Johnson vs M'Intosh
This man went to court against a state for the sovereignty of the Natives?
Samuel Worcester
The name of the trip the Cherokees were forced to walk
The Trail of Tears
This tribe was the first to leave for the new territory
The Choctaw
This case stated Native Americans were "domestic dependant nations" and were not capable of taking care if themselves
Cherokee Nation vs Georgia
The man that represented the Indians in court
John Ross
Where is Indian Territory today?
Oklahoma
What word is used to describe how the Natives tried to fit in with the European/ American society by mimicking them
Assimilation
This case declared states had no legal authority over Native American Territory
Worcester vs. Georgia
This President passed the Indian Removal Act
Andrew Jackson
What was the main cause of death on the Trail of Tears?
Starvation or Disease
What treaty required all Cherokee to leave their homeland and was view as illegal
The Treaty of New Echota
The Federal Government
This man made several rulings that influenced the government's policies regarding Native Americans
Chief Justice John Marshall
Around this many Cherokee died on the Trail of Tears, around 1 quarter of the population
4,000
To avoid being caught, the Seminole traveled down South to this region
The Florida Everglades
Most cases dealt with this issue between Native Americans and settlers
Land Ownership or Sovereignty
This man worked with Worcester as a missionary to the Natives
Elizur Butler
What name the Cherokee gave to the tragic journey
"The place where they cried"