Q2 History: SS.5.A.6.3, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8 (L7-Trail of Tears)

Which tribes were forced to relocate during the Trail of Tears?

• Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee, and Seminole

• Apache, Sioux, Navajo, and Hopi

• Cherokee, Iroquois, Mohawk, and Blackfoot

• Seminole, Cheyenne, Crow, and Comanche

What was the destination of the Cherokee during the Trail of Tears?

• California

• Oklahoma

• Texas

• Florida

What was the name given to the Trail of Tears by the Cherokee?

• The Trail of Sorrow

• The Trail Where They Cried

• The Trail of Pain

• The Trail of Loss

What were some of the hardships faced by the Cherokee during the Trail of Tears?

• Lack of food, summer heat, and winter cold

• Attacks by wild animals and lack of shelter

• Conflicts with other tribes and lack of water

• Heavy rains and flooding

What happened to the majority of Native Americans from the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee, and Seminole tribes by 1860?

• They returned to their ancestral homelands

• They were relocated onto reservations in Oklahoma

• They migrated to Canada

• They formed new tribes in the western U.S.