Indian Removal Act, Trail of Tears and Seminole Wars

How many tribes were forced to move?

• 11
• 7
• 3
• 5

What big tribe claimed to be independent?

• cherokee tribe
• Creek tribe
• Chickasaw tribe
• None of these

Which word best describes the ethnic make-up of the Seminole people?

• similar

• diverse

• uniform

• spanish

Which Supreme Court Chief Justice presided over the Worcester vs Georgia case?

• John Marshall

• Roger B. Taney

• Salmon P. Chase

• William Rehnquist

Who were the Black Seminoles? 

• Runaway Slaves

• Seminole Indians

• Colonist fighting against Seminoles

• Black people

What was the primary reason for the Indian Removal Act?

• To expand agricultural land

• To build railroads

• To find gold

• To establish new trade routes

Where were the Indians moved to?

• present day Oklahoma 
• present day Colorado 
• Present day California 
• Present day Indiana 

Why do the Seminole view the three Seminole Wars as a single conflict?

• They had the same leader throughout: Osceola

• The wars were settled with a single treaty with the U.S.

• Their goal was the same throughout: to stay on their land

• The fighting was nonstop throughout the whole period

What was the outcome of the second Seminole War? 

• Chief Osceola was captured and the remaining Seminoles in Florida moved to the Everglades.

• Chief Osceola and the Seminoles defeated the Americans and kicked them out of Florida.

• The Americans killed all the Seminole Indians.

• There was no Second Seminole War.

What was the trail that the Indians went on called?

• trail of fears
• trail of tears
• Trail of death
• Trail of hate