Andrew Jackson, Indian Removal Act, and Trail of Tears
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What was one of Andrew Jackson's main ambitions during his presidency?

  • Expansion westward across the continent (correct)
  • Establishment of diplomatic relations with Asian countries
  • Economic development in the North
  • Military alliance with European countries

    • Which act signed by Andrew Jackson allowed the president to exchange lands west of the Mississippi for the lands Indian tribes lived on in the Southeast?

  • The Homestead Act
  • The Emancipation Proclamation
  • The Indian Removal Act (correct)
  • The Louisiana Purchase Act

    • What is the event known as in which the Cherokee nation was forcibly removed west?

  • The Trail of Tears (correct)
  • The Indian Resettlement Movement
  • The Long March
  • The Great Migration

    • What did Andrew Jackson refer to Native Americans as?

    <p>Savages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What position did Andrew Jackson hold before becoming president?

    <p>General in the War of 1812</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the result of the discovery of gold on Cherokee lands in 1828?

    <p>It led to the forced removal of the Cherokee from their lands in the 1830s</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why were the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, and Creek known as the 'Five Civilized Tribes'?

    <p>Because they had developed a writing system and introduced individual ownership of land</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

    <p>To exchange lands west of the Mississippi River for those on which Native Americans currently resided</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary consequence of Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal policy on Native American tribes?

    <p>Forced relocation and loss of their original lands</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did Jackson pursue the policy of Indian removal, according to the text?

    <p>To separate Native American tribes from white settlers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the underlying message in Jackson's speech regarding Native Americans?

    <p>Native Americans did not have a right to the lands they lived on</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did the Cherokee turn to the Supreme Court in the Cherokee Nation v. Georgia case?

    <p>To seek protection from laws forcing them from their land</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the outcome of the Supreme Court case Worcester v. Georgia?

    <p>The Cherokee Nation was recognized as a sovereign entity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did Jackson obtain signatures for the Treaty of New Echota?

    <p>Through threats and bribery towards a small minority of Cherokees</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of General Winfield Scott and 7,000 troops being sent to North Carolina in 1838?

    <p>To force the Cherokee to leave their lands at gunpoint</p> Signup and view all the answers

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