March 9 Assessment

Why did most Cherokee disagree with the Treaty of Echota?

• They believed it was too old.

• It would have put Indian Territory in Texas instead of modern-day Oklahoma.

• A small group of Cherokee signed it, but the rest of the Cherokee Nation did not agree to it,

• The U.S. government failed to make the payments to the Cherokee required by the treaty

How did the Trail of Tears earn its name?

• Whenever white Americans would go on a trail the would cry.

• The American Indians were crying tears of joy as they walked a long way because they were happy to be moving away.

• The American Indians were forced to walk a long way and leave their land. Many did not survive the trip and many others suffered.

• The American Indians were forced to walk a short way and everyone survived the journey.

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

• Federal Stamp 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

• George Washington

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

• Washington DC

• Oklahoma

• North Carolina

• Maine

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

Andrew Jackson's election victory in 1828 depended on support from

• the rich and well-born.

• Native Americans.

• the common people.

• states' rights supporters.

Which group was most hurt by Jackson's removal policy?

• the rich and well-born
• Native Americans
• the common people
• states' rights supporters

Andrew Jackson was seen as a national hero after defeating the British at what battle?

• Battle of New Orleans

• Battle of Yorktown

• The Boston Tea Party

• Battle of Saratoga