US Government
Trail Of Tears
Native American Tribes
Treaties and Laws
Andrew Jackson
100

The Indian Removal Act opened up land for what type of farms?

Cotton

100

About how many Native Americans were removed west of the Mississippi... in TOTAL?

About 100,000

100

Which tribes waged war against the government in efforts to keep their land?

The Creek (Muscogee) and Seminole

100

In which modern-day state was the new Native American territory?

Oklahoma

100

How many troops did Jackson bring when he invaded Florida?

1,700

200

Which country gave Florida to the United States?

Spain

200

How many miles long was the Trail Of Tears?

5,043

200

What happened to the Native Americans who decided to stay in their state?

They became citizens

200

What was the result of the Cherokee vs. Georgia case?

The Cherokee won the case, but President Jackson chose to ignore the Supreme Court's decision and remove the Cherokee from their land anyway.

200

Which regions of states supported Jackson's plans for Indian Removal?

The southern and western states

300

The date the Indian Removal Act was passed.

May 28, 1830

300

What was the most common cause of death along the trail?

Disease

300

Which Nation took their removal to the U.S. Supreme Court?

The Cherokee Nation

300

How many treaties were created to remove the Native Americans from their lands?

11

300

Jackson was to be called back to Washington in punishment for what?

Illegal Invasion

400

In what year did the United States acquire Florida?

1819

400

At least how many tents were provided for the Cherokee along the trail?

3,080

400

What was a common source of income for the Tribes while living in their original territories?

Deer hunting OR raising livestock and horses

400

Which Cherokee Chief attempted to resist the Treaty of New Echota?

Chief John Ross

400

How many treaties did Jackson negotiate?

9

500

The Indian Removal Act was proposed after a _________ in Georgia.

Gold Rush

500

What states did the Trail Of Tears go through?

Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Tennessee

500

Name the "five civilized tribes."

Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole

500

Although the Southeastern Tribes are more well known, about 1/3 of the Natives moved were from the Northeast and Midwest. Name at least one tribe from the Northern Regions that negotiated removal.

Ojibwa, Ho-Chunk, Sauk, Fox, Iowa, Illinois, and Potawatomi

500

What was one of Andrew Jackson's jobs before becoming president?

Soldier, military officer, lawyer, statesman