Trail of Tears and Battle of Little Bighorn Quiz

What was the Trail of Tears?

• 1. An imaginary trail that Native Americans dream about

• 1. A journey that the Cherokee people created for fun

• 1. The journey that Native Americans were forced to take after being kicked out of their homeland in the 1830s

• 1. A trail created by President Andrew Jackson

What did President Andrew Jackson do that led to the Trail of Tears?

• 1. He ordered the U.S. Army to remove the Cherokee from their homes.

• 1. He signed the Indian Removal Act.

• 1.  He ignored the Supreme Court's decision saying that the Cherokee had the     right to stay on their land

• 1. All answers are correct.

Which of the following is NOT true about the trail of Tears?

• 1. Many Cherokee Indians starved to death on the trail.

• 1. Many Cherokee had to walk the trail to the Indian Territory.

• 1. Some Cherokees died of sickness on the trail.

• 1. All Cherokee people had boats, making the trip to the Indian Territory quick and painless.

 What group of people led the removal of the American Indians from their homelands onto reservations?

• 1. The British army

• 1. The American army

• 1. American Indians

• 1. Congress

The American Indians were forced to relocate to what kind of place?

• hotels

• 1. Great Plains

• reservations

• 1. Cabins

 The Battle of Little Bighorn was fought by who?

• 1. President Jackson and General Custer

• 1. General Custer and the American Army

• 1. General Custer and Sitting Bull

• 1. Sitting Bull and other Native American tribes

 The Battle of Little Bighorn was also known as?

• 1. Custer’s First Stand

• 1. Sitting Bull’s Plan

• 1. Indian Removal act

• 1. Custer’s Last Stand

Who commanded the US army during the Battle of Little Bighorn?

• 1. Sitting Bull

• 1. Andrew Jackson

• 1. George Custer

• 1. Andrew Custer

Why was the Battle of Little Bighorn fought?

• 1. Native Americans refused to move from the Black Hills and had to be forcibly removed

• 1. Americans left the Native Americans alone

• 1. Custer did not like Sitting Bull and wanted to fight him

• 1. Sitting Bull wanted more land for himself

 What was the outcome of the Battle of Little Bighorn?

• 1. Custer and his men won

• 1. Sitting Bull and his tribes killed Custer and his men

• 1. Sitting Bull and Custer signed a peace treaty

• 1. It was a tie