Trail of Tears

Reasons for the Indian Removal Act of 1830 that forced the Trail of Tears included all of the following except:

• The U.S. wanting the land that the 5 Civilized Tribes had in the Eastern part of the U.S.

• Jealousy

• Racism by President Andrew Jackson and many others in the U.S. at that time

• Indians wanting to go to their Promised Land of Oklahoma

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Even when Indians lived like whites and were very successful in do so, that wan't good enough for many Americans, who wanted Indians removed, or relocated, to lands far away.

• True

• False

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OKH.2.3

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Which one of the Tribes were NOT one of the 5 Civilized Tribes

• Cherokee

• Creek

• Chickasaw

• Choctaw

• Kikuyu

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OKH.2.3

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Some of the hardships on the Trail of Tears included:

• deaths along the way

• poor weather

• unsanitary conditions

• poor treatment by U.S. troops

• all of the above

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OKH.2.3

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Did some members of the 5 Civilized Tribes own slaves?

• Yes

• No

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What does Oklahoma mean in the Choctaw language?

• Land of the White Man

• Land of the Red Man

• Land of the Martians

• The Promised Land

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OKH.2.3

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Each Indian tribe is recognized as a separate and sovereign nation living within the boundaries of the U.S.

• True

• False

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OKH.2.3

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The U.S. Government has rarely made treaties with Indian Nations throughout the years.

• True

• False

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OKH.2.3

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U.S. leaders like Thomas Jefferson believed that the Native Americans would gradually become "Americanized" and would eventually become part of American society.

• True

• White

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OKH.2.3

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Who invented the Cherokee syllabary, also known as the Cherokee alphabet?

• Mansa Musa

• Chief Nakahoma

• Sequoyah

• Kamala Harris

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OKH.2.3

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