Afterschool Tutorials - Review of Unit 3 (Statehood)

Because of the land lotteries in Georgia, the Creek Indians

• were displaced from their homes and their land.

• moved west to escape the rule of the government.

• enjoyed great wealth after moving to gold-rich areas.

• were forced into signing contracts with the government.

The FIRST action that caused many Creek Indians to turn against William McIntosh was when McIntosh

• supported the United States during the Creek War of 1813 - 1814.

• attempted to stop the sale of Creek land to the U.S. government.

• seized control of over 1,000 acres of land belonging to the Creeks.

• negotiated a treaty that sold off almost all Creek lands in Georgia.

Who is being described here?

• born in 1775
• Father was Scottish, mother was Creek
• Help write and sign the Treaty of Indian Springs

• John Ross

• John Crowell

• William McIntosh

• Alexander McGilivray

What action did William McIntosh take that resulted in the removal of the Creek Nation from Georgia?

• McIntosh led the Creeks in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend and was soundly defeated by Andrew Jackson

• McIntosh agreed to sell the Creek's remaining land to the United States by signing the 2nd Treaty of Indian Springs.

• McIntosh decided to buy two plantations and own hundreds of slaves. This encouraged other Creeks to follow his lifestyle.

• McIntosh divided the Creek nation and formed the Red Sticks. He led his army in attacks against the White Sticks and the US government.

William McIntosh - seen here- was a key figure in the removal of the ______ from Georgia.

• Creek

• French

• Scottish

• Seminole

Following the agreement that was reached in the Treaty of Indian Springs in 1825, Chief McIntosh lost his life. Why did this happen?

• They was betrayed by rival American Indian who wanted the land he had received.

• Creek leaders executed McIntosh because he made the agreement without their consent.

• McIntosh died of Yellow Fever as a result of being forced to march on the Trail of Tears to Oklahoma.

• The U.S. government captured and executed him for violating the treaty just weeks after it was signed.

Which Supreme Court decision denied the right of states to take tribal lands but was ignored by President Andrew Jackson?

• Fletcher v. Peck

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Worcester v. Georgia

"John Marshall has made his decision. Now let him enforce it!" Andrew Jackson, 1832

What is President Jackson referring to in this statement?

• The Treaty of Echota

• The Indian Removal Act of 1830

• the Freeman v. Georgia Supreme Court decision

• the Worcester v. Georgia Supreme Court decision

Which member of the Five Civilized Tribes did the Indian Removal Act seem to target the most?

• Apache

• Catawba

• Cherokee

• Iroquois

Which president was responsible for signing the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

• Andrew Jackson

• James Buchanan

• Thomas Jefferson

• Martin van Buren