Jacksonian Democracy

President ____(A)_____ sent soldiers to remove the __(B)__ to the Indian Territory.

• A. Van Buren/ B. Native Americans

• A. Jackson/ B. Mexican Americans

• A. Lincoln/ B. American Settlers

• A. Washington/ B. Floridians

_________  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

When the Cherokee protested their removal, ____.

• .they decided to stay and fight
• the government gave them land in the Florida territory
• President Jackson met with them to find a peaceful solution
• President Van Buren sent the army to force them to move

Which statement below explains the unwillingness of the Cherokee Nation to relocate?

• “We wish to remain on the land of their fathers"

• “it will be to our advantage to remove beyond the Mississippi"

• “We have been called a poor, ignorant, and degraded people”

• “our neighbors . . . would speak a language totally different from ours”

More than anything else, what did most Amerian settlers want from American Indians?

• for them to be religious

• for them to dress like Europeans/white Americans

• their farming skills

• their land

According to the graphic, which of the "Five Civilized Tribes" had the highest number of people relocated?

• Creek

• Choctaw

• Cherokee

• Chickasaw

Which of the following experiences did the Cherokee and Creek native groups have in

common?

• They received help from escaped slaves.

• Most ended up moving west of the Mississippi.

• Most died in war rather than to give up their land.

• They adopted the customs of Native Americans in the west.

In _____v. _____, the Supreme Court ruled that states cannot regulate Native Americans, only the national government can.

• Miranda v. Arizona
• Worcester v. Georgia
• The U.S. v. Nixon
• SquarePants v. Krabs

What practice allowed politicians to reward loyal supporters with government jobs?

• the spoils system.
• Jacksonian democracy.
• mudslinging.
• a corrupt bargain.

Which event is BEST represented in the image above?

• Jackson's "war" against the Bank of the United States.

• The "corrupt bargain" of the election of 1824.

• Jackson's use of the military to enforce federal law.

• The removal of Cherokee people from Georgia to Oklahoma.