Cherokee Nation Historical Video Questions

Match the following  the historical figure with their description.

• Prominent Cherokee leader and editor

• Elias Boudinot

• Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation

• Andrew Jackson

• Seventh President of the United States

• John Marshall

• Creator of the Cherokee syllabary

• John Ross

• Chief Justice of the United States

• Sequoyah

In 1828, the Cherokee Nation spanned across ​ (a)   ​ states.

• 8
• 5
• 12
• 3

During the time of the Indian Removal Act, their territory was reduced by ​ (a)  

• 90%
• 50%
• 75%
• 100%

​ (a)   was a disease that was introduced to many American Indians.

• Small Pox
• Chicken Pox
• Flu
• Measles

Many people in the Cherokee tribe signed a ​ (a)   to try to stop the removal.

• petition
• letter
• declaration
• manifesto

An eastern band of the Cherokee Nation escaped the roundup and hid in the mountains in (a)   .

• North Carolina
• California
• Texas
• Florida

What happened when gold was discovered on Cherokee land?

How would you describe what the Trail of Tears was like?

What was the Treaty of New Echota?

Where did Cherokee have to stay when they were marched from their homes?