Indian Removal
This US president signed the Indian Removal Act?
Who is Andrew Jackson
the act of adding a new territory to the US
What is annexation?
The president who is credited for the removal of five Native American Tribes
Who is Andrew Jackson
Cherokees relocated from North Georgia to _____________, in what is called the Trail of Tears
What is Oklahoma?
Because of this approximately 4,000 native Americans died.
What is the Trail of Tears?
Giving up land, territory, or rights, usually through a treaty.
What is cession?
This man was the Supreme Court Cheif that made several rulings that influenced the government regarding the Native Americans and poltical policies.
Who was John Marshall?
4,000 men intruded Cherokee land and Cherokees were arrested for mining on their own land.
What is what happened when gold was found in Georgia?
In 1828, this man was elected chief of the Cherrokee Nation.
Who was John Ross?
7th President of the United States
Who is Andrew Jackson?
Chief of the Cherokee tribe.
Who is John Ross?
Allowed Georgians for a small fee to purchase a change to win land.
What is Land Lotteries
Court Case heard by the Supreme Court ruling in favor of Samuel. The case argued the state of Georgia did not have legal rights to Cherokee territories
What is Worcester v Ga
A US law that forced Native Americans to relocate away from their homes; sometimes called the Trail of Tears.
What is Indian Removal Act of 1830?
Wrote the Cherokee Alphabet
Who is Sequoyah
The discovery of ________________, in Georgia led to the removal of the Cherokees
What is Gold?
Who were the two Native American tribes that had to share territory in Oklahoma?
What were the Creeks and the Seminoles?
The idea that the US was destined to expand its territory across North America.
What is Manifest Destiny?
Cherokee, Creeks, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole.
Who were the Five Civilized Tribes?
Three reasons for westward expansion?
What is economic interests, political motives, and geographic features?