Transportation
Native Americans
Laws for Indians
Indian Removal
The Indian Removal Act
100
The development of turnpikes .....
prevented travelers from using the road until they paid a toll
100
Why had most Native Americans in the East moved west of the Mississippi River by 1830?
The U.S. government forced them to move because settlers wanted their lands.
100
Which of the following created the reservation system in the United States?
the Indian Appropriations Act
100
How did the U.S. government justify the forced relocation of Native American tribes?
By arguing it would protect Native American cultures from extinction.
100
Indian Removal Act
Which act allowed the federal government to pay Native Americans to move west?
200
The Erie Canal linked the Hudson River to the ____
Great Lakes
200
Which of the five tribes had their original homelands located mainly in the same state?
Chicksaw, Choctaw, Chitimacha
200
Our conduct toward these people is deeply interesting to our national character.
Based on this excerpt, with which statement would Jackson agree?
Removal is necessary to save the five tribes from extinction.
200
Who was responsible for the Indian Removal Act?
Andrew Jackson
200
To make room for settlers to live on the land
Why was the Indian Removal Act passed by Congress?
300
Which conclusion is supported by the graph?
By 1850, railroads had become a key part of America’s transportation network.
300
How did the Seminoles and their leader Osceola react to the threat of displacement?
The Seminoles negotiated the sale of their lands and moved themselves to Indian Territory.
300
Permit us to ask, what better right can a people have to a country, than the right of inheritance and immemorial peaceable possession?
In this excerpt, on what basis do the Cherokee claim ownership of their native lands?
They have lived on the land for countless years, and it has been passed down to them from generation to generation.
300
Starting with President ___, there were attempts to move Native Americans westward.
Thomas Jefferson
300
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced Indians to move
to Oklahoma
400
What was the primary purpose of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
To relocate Native American tribes to lands west of the Mississippi River.
400
What did the Supreme Court rule in the case of Worcester v. Georgia?
The court ruled that Georgia had no authority over the Cherokee or their lands.
400
Westward expansion was an overall positive experience for the United States.
Settlers
400
The Trail of Tears was a result of which event?
Indian Removal Act
400
Settlers wanted the Cherokee people's land to grow ___.
Cotton
500
Which of the following was a significant impact of the Erie Canal on the U.S. economy?
It decreased the cost of transporting goods between the East and the Midwest.
500
Which statement is true and supported by this image of the Trail of Tears?
The Cherokee faced brutal conditions along the Trail of Tears.
500
Westward expansion was not an overall positive experience for the _____.
Native Americans
500
What were the ethical implications of the Indian Removal Act.
It was an unethical policy that caused immense suffering.
500
Which Native American tribe signed a treaty to leave their land voluntarily?
Choctaw