Indian Removal Act

Which Act First allowed the Federal Government to pay Native Americans to move west?

• Federal Act

• Indian Removal Act

• Native American Act

• Settlers Act

In 1830, President ____________________ pushed the Indian Removal Act through Congress

• John Quincy Adams

• Henry Clay

• Andrew Jackson

• James Madison

Where was most of the area set aside for Native Americans in 1834 located today?

• Texas

• Oklahoma

• Dakota

• New Mexico

Which Native American Nation primarily lived in Tennessee, North Carolina, Alabama, and Georgia?

• Choctaw

• Cherokee

• Sioux

• Apachee

The Indian Removal Act led to the event known in History as....

• The Trail of Tears

• The trail of Death

• The Crying Path

• The Journey of Loss

The consequences of the Indian Removal Act were

• 1/4 of the people that traveled the Trail of Tears died

• Native Americans were pushed onto land that was not suitable for their way of life

• the government established a pattern of treating Native Americans as being inferior

• all of these

The Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw people were collectively known as?

• The Five Civilized Tribes

• Five Warrior Tribes

• Native American Nation

• Native American People

_________  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

Some Native Americans moved peacefully to the new land.

• True
• False

Andrew Jackson was popular because…

• He represented the rich and the powerful
• He represented the common man
• He represented factory owners
• He represented slave owners