Jackson vs the Natives Americans

Jackson vs the Natives Americans

Why did many Americans want access to Indian lands?

What steps were taken by Andrew Jackson to resettle the American Indian tribes east of the Mississippi?

How did Cherokee leaders respond to passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

Multiple Choice

_________ in 1830 authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi river to lands in the west.

• Bureau of Indian Affairs

• Worcester v. Georgia

• Indian Removal Act

• None of the above

Multiple Choice

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced Indians to move

• to Oklahoma
• to Florida
• to the Louisiana Purchase
• to Canada

Multiple Choice

President Jackson sent soldiers to remove the ____ to the Indian Territory.

• Cherokee
• Iroquois
• Souix
• Red Hawks

History

Context

Early in the 19th century, while the rapidly-growing United States expanded into the lower South, white settlers faced what they considered an obstacle. This area was home to several American Indian nations. These Indian nations, in the view of the settlers and many other white Americans, were standing in the way of progress. Eager for land to raise cotton, the settlers pressured the federal government to remove the American Indians to new territory west of the Mississippi River.

Policies: American Indian tribes could occupy U.S. lands, but they could not hold title to that land based on a Supreme Court ruling in 1823.

Indian Removal Act – gave the president power to negotiate removal treaties with American Indian tribes living east of the Mississippi River. Under these treaties, the American Indian tribes were to give up their lands east of the Mississippi River in exchange for lands to the west. Those wishing to remain in the east would become citizens of their home state. This act affected not only the southeastern nations of American Indian tribes, but many others further north.

Worcester v. Georgia

The Cherokee tried to use legal means in their attempt to safeguard their rights. They sought protection from land-hungry white settlers who wanted the gold on their land. The Cherokee adopted a written constitution declaring themselves to be a sovereign nation. . The state of Georgia, however, did not recognize their sovereign status,. The Cherokee took their case to the Supreme Court in June of 1830.

Worcester v. Georgia

The Cherokee went to the Supreme Court again in 1831. This time they based their appeal on an 1830 Georgia law which prohibited whites from living on Indian Territory. The court this time decided in favor of the Cherokee. It stated that the Cherokee had the right to self-government, The state of Georgia refused to abide by the Court decision, however, and President Jackson refused to enforce the law.

Trail of Tears

Trail of Tears – in 1836, the Cherokee were given two years to migrate voluntarily, at the end of which time they would be forcibly removed. The U.S. government sent troops, who forced the Cherokees to move They were not allowed time to gather their belongings, and as they left, . Then began the march known as the Trail of Tears, in which 4,000 Cherokee people died of cold, hunger, and disease on their way to the western lands.

The Trail of tears was carried out by the 8th president Martin Van Burren, Jackson's apprentice and successor.

Nicknames little Hickory after Jackson

Multiple Choice

Supreme Court ruled that the federal government had no authority over the Cherokee nations territory.

• Indian Removal Act
• Worcester v. Georgia
• Seminole vs Georgia
• Osceola vs Florida

Multiple Choice

What did John Marshall say about the Indian Removal Act?

• That it was against the law

• That it was perfectly leagal

Multiple Choice

How did Andrew Jackson feel about American Indians?

• He loved our nations rich culture

• He felt they hindered the growth of settlers

• He felt that the needed to become more like the settlers

• He wanted to give them a holiday of their own

Multiple Choice

The Journey of the Cherokee who were forced to move from their homes in the Southeast to the Indian Territory became known as the...

• Wilderness Trail

• Indian Removal Act

• Trail of Tears

• Louisiana Purchase

Open Ended

Why did many Americans want access to Indian lands?

Open Ended

What steps were taken by Andrew Jackson to resettle the American Indian tribes east of the Mississippi?

Open Ended

How did Cherokee leaders respond to passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?