Important events
Men, Woman, and Children were forced to leave their homeland
What is, The Long Walk
Court case that argued the state against the Natives March 3,1832
what is, Worcester VS Georgia
This tribe attempted to go against the Indian Removal Act in Supreme Court
Who are the Cherokee
Person that signed the Native American Removal Act
Who is Andrew Jackson
A systematic approach to removing native Americans from their land
What is The Native American Removal Act
May 28, 1830
Signing of the Native American Act
By 1838 2,000 Cherokees have crossed which river
What is, The Mississippi River
Oppressed and forced to move from their homes
Who are the Native Americans
The court viewed Native nation as an independent nation therefore States did not have the right to enforce regulations on Native American land.
Worcester VS Georgia
Which President started his term in 1837
What is, President Martin Van Buren
The long walk was a forceful removal of this Native American Tribe
What is the, Navajo Tribe.
Was commanded by President Martin Van Buren
Who is General Winfield Scott
A court case that debated with Georgia against the Native Removal Act of 1831.
Cherokees vs Georgia
What began on January 1864
What is the Long walk
State that had two court cases against Native Americans
What is the State of Georgia
This person and other non-native people were charged of residing in Cherokee nation without a license
Who is, Samuel A. Worcester
Cherokee’s were mostly associated with it, but it also included the seminoles (1832), the creek (1832), the choctaw (1830), the fox (1832), and the Sauk (1835)
What is the Trail of Tears
Passed in 1851 by Congress
What is the Native Appropriation Act.
Argued against them, saying that the Cherokee nation was not a foreign state but a “domestic dependent nation”
Who is Chief Justice John Marshall
Hoped to minimize conflict between Natives and US Americans and encouraged Natives to strive away from their culture and live as a white man.
What is Congress