4.2 Indian Removal Act and Trail of Tears | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

What are 3 reasons Native Americans died on the Trail of Tears?

Disease, starvation, killed by soldiers, the weather (froze to death).

Give one reason the US wanted to relocate the Native Americans.

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What is the idea that Americans were destined to move west?

Manifest Destiny

Name the 5 Civilized Tribes. (Must name at least 4 for credit)

Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole.

Name of the law that gave President Jackson the right to force Native Americans out of their homelands?

Indian Removal Act

Native Americans were forced to Indian Territory. What state would this area become?

Oklahoma

Out of the 5 Civilized Tribes, which one was located in Florida?

Seminoles

Andrew Jackson is on what US bill?

$20

What was the name of the forced journey of Native Americans to Indian Territory?

Trail of Tears

This was the law where Native Americans were told to leave

Indian Removal Act

Native Americans were forced to this state

Oklahoma

Native American group in Florida

Seminoles

Jackson is on the what bill?

$20

Jackson was the general of this battle

Battle of New Orleans

line between states and or countries

border

Wanted the Seminoles to stay in Florida

Osceola

made the Native American alphabet

Sequoya

the forced journey Native Americans took to go west

Trail of Tears

tax on imported goods

tariffs

7th president

Andrew Jackson

How did the trail of Tears earn its name?

N.A. were forced to make a dangerous journey

N.A were excited to move to a new area

Pres. Jackson was upset when the NA left

N.A. were allowed to stay on their land

Thousands of Cherokee people died on the long walk to Oklahoma

true

false

President Jackson ignored the Supreme Court ruling that said the NA should be allowed to stay on their land

true

false

The Supreme Court agreed with Ross, that it was illegal to make the NA move from their land

True

False

The Indian Removal Act required NA tribes east of the Mississippi River to move to Oklahoma

True

False

Why did President Jackson sign the Indian Removal Act?

He wanted more settlers to own frontier land

He wanted the NA to be treated fairly

He wanted the NA land for himself

He wanted to mine for gold on NA land

What was the Treaty of Echota?

Gave away all Cherokee east of the Mississippi River

Said white settlers could mine for gold on cherokee land

Allowed cherokee to stay on their land

Allowed women and cherokee children to live on their land

Which does not support the idea that W. Scott tried to make things easier for the Cherokee?

He did not agree to let them leave later in the year

He told his men to treat them with care

He allowed the sick and old people to ride horses

He said if they did not fight, he would treat them well

What American Indian Tribe was removed from Florida

Seminole tribe

cherokee tribe

choctaw tribe

Creek tribe

Which does NOT explain how the Cherokee fought for their land?

Ga won 1st court case, but 2nd case was won by Cherokee

Missionary Samuel Worchester took the case to court

The US spent 20 million fighting the Seminole

Sen. Clay & Webster thought NA should not have to move

Which states were part of Indian Territory?

Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa

Nebraska, Oklahoma, Idaho, Iowa

Idaho, Nebraska , Oklahoma, Kansas

Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa

Why did the 5 "civilized" tribes start top live like white Americans?

they thought they could stay if they acted white

They hoped to overthrow white Americans

They hoped they'd fight then leave their land

they hoped if they lived like

Chief Ross' upbringing made him a strong leader for the Cherokee. Which is false?

He traveled the US to learn about indian tribes

He was 1/8 Cherokss but was raised in a white neighborhood

He was part Cherokee and spoke the language

he had a cherokee name and spoke the language

Which proves that most Cherokee disagree with the Treaty of Echota?

A small group of Cherokee signed it, but most did not agree

The US govt did not pay the money owed the Cherokee

It would have put indian territory in Texas not Oklahoma

They believed it was too old

What was the Great Intrusion?

a gold rush brought many Americans onto Cherokee land

Columbus attacked the Cherokee in 1492

vice president interrupted President's nap

Creek and Cherokee began moving to Atlanta

How did the "Trail of Tears" earn its name?

N.A. were forced off land and suffered along the long trip

N.A. were forced off land but many were glad for new lands

N.A. fought many years to stay on their land

How did the colonists and the Native Americans get along initially? (At first)

In late 1700s, peace treaties were signed with Cherokees

The land that once belonged to American Indians was taken

The first gold rush started in 1859

Cherokee Nation was formed but they did not have a Constitut