Cherokee
Where did the Cherokee tribe live before the Indian Removal act?
Parts of the southeast America including Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina.
What invention skyrocketed the sale of cotten in the South?
The cotton gin.
Who signed off on the indian removal act?
President Jackson
Where was the Cherokee Tribe forced to move after the Indian removal act?
They were forced to move westward and moved into parts of the Oklahoma territory.
Which states did many native tribes reside in the deep south?
Oklahoma, Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Tennessee
Did Andrew Jackson support the Indian removal act?
Yes he supported the Indian removal act
What was the path that the Cherokee were forced to walk?
"The Trail of Tears"
What did many natives do to keep the land?
Native tribes adopted many Americans ideas including education, large scale farming, and slave holding.
What did president Andrew Jackson do before his presidency?
He was a general in the Army.
How long was "the Trail of Tears"?
5,043 miles long and it extends through North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky, Illinois, Arkansas, Missouri, and ends in Oklahoma.
How many native Americans lived in the south before the Indian removal act?
125,000 natives lived in the south before the removal act of 1830.
How did Jackson perceive the natives?
He viewed them to be like children, lesser, in need of assistance to make descions.
How many people died on their forced march?
4,000 cherokee died which is about 1/5 of the tribes population.
How many acres of land did the creeks lose before the removal act of 1830?
22 millions arces of land.
how many slaves did Andrew Jackson own?
he owned 161 slaves.