Trail of Tears Progress Chack

The Cherokee Chief who led the fight against the Indian Removal Act was:

• John Ross

• Sequoyah

• Major Ridge

• Stand Watie

1838 – Cherokee Indians were forced by the United States Army to make the 1,000 mile trip to Indian Territory.

• Trail of Tears

• Oregon Trail

• Santa Fe Trail

• California Trail

This trip was referred to as the Trail of Tears.

• The movement of Choctaw Indians to the Indian Territory

• The movement of Cherokee to the Indian Territory

• The Indian Removal Act

What law was put into place in 1830 that ordered Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi River

• The Trail of Tears

• The John Ross Act

• The Indian Removal Act

What present day state was the "Indian Territory" located?

• Oklahoma

• Georgia

• South Carolina

• Indiana

What did Andrew Jackson do when the Supreme Court ruled against moving Cherokee out west?

• He listened and let them stay

• He ignored them and moved them anyways

• He allowed them to move to New York

What were some difficulties that the Natives faced on the Trail of Tears? (select all correct)

• Hunger

• Disease

• Car problems

• Bad weather