The Trail of Tears

What united the Eastern and Western Cherokee nations in the new Indian Territory?

• Indian Removal Act
• Cherokee Act of Union
• The civilizing of the Cherokees 
• The Cherokee vs. The state of Georgia

The Cherokee were one of the Five _________ Tribes in the 1780s.

• Removed
• Traveling
• United
• Civilized

Which president was in office when the Trail of Tears began?

• James Monroe
• Martin Van Buren
• Andrew Jackson

Which state pressured Monroe to remove the Cherokee from the land?

• Tennessee
• North Carolina
• Georgia
• Alabama

True or false: The Trail of Tears was the forced relocation of the Cherokee from Tennessee to Oklahoma.

• True
• False

Which of the following is NOT one of the five civilized tribes?

• Cherokee 
• Seminole 
• Shawnee 
• Choctaw

True or False: 1 out of 4 cherokees died of cold or disease on the Trail of Tears. 

• True
• False

Who was John Ross?

• Principal Chief of the Cherokee
• US Supreme Court member
• US army Soldier
• President of the US

Which President CREATED the Indian Removal Plan?

• James Monroe
• Andrew Jackson
• Martin Van Buren

Why did the state of Georgia want to remove the Cherokee?

• they were at war
• the gold on their land
• they wanted to build on it
• they were afraid of the cherokee