Jackson's Presidency

Which tribes were included on the Trail Of Tears? (Choose 2)

• Creek

• Mississippians

• White settlers

• Cherokee

• Cheyenne

Hardships on the Trail of Tears.

• Suffering

• Starvation

• Western Cowboys

• Disease

• Attacks by other Indian tribes

The region that was once known as the Cherokee Nation covers what is now parts of Oklahoma and parts of Kansas and Nebraska. Before that, it covered what is now Georgia.

• True

• False

When Andrew Jackson gave government jobs to his closest supporters/allies it was called:

• Jacksonian Democracy

• The spoils system

• The improvement system

• Nullification

• None of the options are correct.

What was the name of the act that for forced Native Americans off their land?

• Indian Removal Act

• Townshend Act

• Compromise of 1850

• Tea Act

What Native American group was forced off their land after gold was found?

• Chickasaw

• Cherokee

• Osage

• Choctaw

What was the Trail of Tears?

• The Trail of Tears is a long trail along the Mississippi River that is difficult to hike.

• The Trail of Tears is a lake in what is now Georgia that the Native Americans refused to give up to President Jackson.

• The Trail of Tears is a ceremony the Native Americans had when choosing to relocate their tribes.

• The Trail of Tears was the forced removal of the Cherokee people off of their land.

In what year was Andrew Jackson elected?

• 1838

• 1830

• 1828

• 1825

Which of the following was not a reason for the American Indian Act of 1830?

• American settlers did not approve of American Indian culture.

• American settlers discovered gold on on American Indian land in Georgia.

• American settlers preferred cabins instead of American Indian tee-pees.

• American settlers wanted the American Indian land for farmland.

About how many people marched on the Trail of Tears?

• 16,000

• 4,000

• 6,000

• 60,000