Indian Removal Act
Who was the president that kicked Native Americans off their land?
Andrew Jackson
A piece of land for farming given to people by the government is a...
homestead
Who was the president who made the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
An area of land in the U.S. kept separate for Native Americans is called a...
reservation
What direction did people travel in Manifest Destiny?
West
Who was the person doubting keeping the colonies in North America?
Napoleon
True or False: The Muscogee have been around longer than the United States
True
What is Manifest Destiny?
The idea that Americans have the right to move west.
land controlled by a country, king, or army is a
territory
Why were Native Americans kicked out of their homes?
What purchase encouraged more people to move?
Louisiana Purchase
What was the name of the city in Louisiana with a very important port?
New Orleans
Describe what it was like for the Muscogee to travel on the trail of tears?
Cold, dangerous, deadly, many people died.
Why is the left side of the painting "American Progress" dark and the other side is light?
The dark represents the unknown, dangerous land. The light represents the civilization, technology, or progress America will bring to the new land.
Why was the Mississippi River so important?
They could use it to transport goods
Clean drinking water
The water created fertile land for farming