Chapter 7 Section 2 Worksheet

The Indian Removal Act gave the president the authority to

• A. use all necessary force to remove Native Americans from U.S. territory
• B. sue Native American tribes in federal court in order to seize their lands
• C. take control of state militias to help imprison any Native Americans remaining in U.S. territory
• D. transfer government-owned land west of the Mississippi to Native Americans relocating from the Southeast

Which statement describes how the Cherokee people pursued a policy of peaceful coexistence with white settlers in the Southeast?

• A. They applied for admission to the Union.
• B. They increased their reliance on agriculture.
• C. They voluntarily gave up half of their territory.
• D. They agreed to settle land disputes in U.S. courts

Which factor most contributed to the high death rate of Native Americans on the Trail of Tears?

• A. the outbreak of fighting between federal troops and Native American warriors
• B. poverty among the Native Americans who were the last to leave the Southeast
• C. European diseases that spread rapidly through the Native American community
• D. the government’s lack of concern for the health or safety of the Native Americans

Which factor contributed most to violence against Native Americans in the Southeast during the early 1800s?

• A. assimilation
• B. political disagreements
• C. relocation
• D. competition for farmland

He was the 7th elected president of the US that started this "progressive" movement.

• John Quincy Adams
• Abe Lincoln
• Andrew Jackson
• Michael Jackson

The "selling" point for this president, that made his so popular with the "normal" Americans was....

• He was a "self-made" American, which appeals to this "American Dream" idea we preach
• He was an elitist
• He wanted a monarchy-style of government and that is what the "normal" Americans wanted also
• He was highly educated and comes from a wealthy aristocractic family and was born and grew up in a castle

Which political party is he credited with starting?

• Whigs
• Democrats
• Republicans
• John Wick Party

President Jackson supported and pushed for this piece of legislation that would "deal" with Native-Americans.

• Indian Removal Act
• Native American Citizen Act
• Magna Charta
• Louisiana Purchase Act

The same year Andrew Jackson was inaugurated president, 1829, gold was discovered in Georgia.

• True
• False

The land set aside as Indian Territory was later restricted to a portion of present-day Oklahoma, the rest of which was open to settlers as the Territory of Oklahoma.

• True
• False