Unit 3.3 Antebellum Native American Experiences

What did George Washington believe was the best solution to the so-called "Indian problem?"

• Escort them into new territory

• Remove the Native Americans

• Vote them into political office

• "Civilize" them

Which of the following were aspects of a "civilized" person according to George Washington? (Choose 3 that apply)

• Grow their own crops

• Use an European style economy

• Learn how to read and write in English

• Christian

The Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, Creek, and Cherokee native nations composed which of the following?

• Five Independent Tribes

• Five Powerful Tribes

• Five United Tribes

• Five Civilized Tribes

What made the land owned by the Five Civilized Tribes valuable to colonists?

• The beautiful mountain scenery

• The nice weather

• The expansion of the cotton industry

• The abundance of deer in the area

What was the opinion of State governments towards the native territory?

• They wanted to take it over

• They wanted to ignore it

• They wanted the indigenous people to keep it

• They wanted to build new factories on the land

What did President Andrew Jackson advocate for in terms of the Native Americans?

• Indian Reeducation

• Indian Sovereignty

• Indian Civilization

• Indian Removal

What did the Indian Removal Act give the government the ability to do?

• Give Indians new territory in South Carolina

• Give Indians new territory out west in exchange for their territory in the land east of the Mississippi River

• Force out all Native Americans immediately

• Give colonists new territory in Oklahoma

What did the Supreme Court believe about Native American tribes?

• They believed they were in the way of westward expansion

• They wanted to leave the problem for the states to figure out

• They believed that they were sovereign nations

• They believed that the President had to decide what to do

What was the Trail of Tears?

• A river in Oklahoma

• The forced removal of Native Tribes east of the Mississippi to modern day Oklahoma

• The path taken by the US military to Georgia

• The forced removal of Native tribes west of the Mississippi to modern day South Carolina

What were reasons that Natives died on the Trail of Tears? (Choose 3 that apply)

• Hunger

• Exhaustion

• Flooding

• Cold temperatures