Day 30 Quick Check: Indian Removal Act & Trail of Tears

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1. What was the primary purpose of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

• a. To establish schools for Native Americans
• b. To relocate Native Americans west of the Mississippi River
• c. To give Native Americans voting rights
• d. To create new trade agreements with tribes

2. Which president supported and signed the Indian Removal Act into law?

• a. Martin Van Buren
• b. John Marshall
• c. Samuel Worcester
• d. Andrew Jackson

3. The Five Civilized Tribes included all of the following EXCEPT:

• a. Shawnee
• b. Cherokee
• c. Chickasaw
• d. Seminole

4. In Worcester v. Georgia, Chief Justice John Marshall ruled that:

• a. Georgia had full authority over Cherokee lands
• b. The Cherokee had to move immediately
• c. Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee
• d. The federal government owned all tribal lands

5. What was the Treaty of New Echota?

• a. A treaty signed by all Cherokee members
• b. A peace agreement between tribes
• c. A document that protected Cherokee rights
• d. An agreement signed by 500 Cherokee to give up their land

6. Approximately how many Cherokee died during the Trail of Tears?

• a. 4,000
• b. 1,000
• c. 500
• d. 2,500

7. Which tribe was the first to be forcibly removed to Indian Territory?

• a. Creek
• b. Choctaw
• c. Cherokee
• d. Seminole

8. Who was Sequoyah?

• a. A Cherokee leader who encouraged assimilation
• b. A Supreme Court justice
• c. A Georgia state governor
• d. A military commander

9. What happened to the Creek tribe when they resisted removal?

• a. They won their court case
• b. They remained on their original land
• c. They were allowed to negotiate
• d. They were captured and forced to move in chains