10 Questions
What caused the Native Americans to leave their homelands?
White settlers needed the land for cotton cultivation
Where was the specially designated 'Indian Territory' located?
Across the Mississippi River
What is the Trail of Tears?
A deadly journey forced upon Native Americans to move to a designated area
How many Native Americans remained in the southeastern United States by the end of the 1830s?
Very few
What did the federal government do to assist the Native Americans during their relocation?
Forced them to leave their homelands and walk hundreds of miles
What was the primary motivation for the federal government's forced relocation of Native Americans from the southeastern United States in the 1830s?
To allow white settlers to grow cotton on the Native Americans' land
Which of the following best describes the journey that became known as the Trail of Tears?
A difficult and often deadly journey of Native Americans forced to walk hundreds of miles
What was the approximate population of Native Americans living in the southeastern United States at the beginning of the 1830s?
125,000
Where was the new Indian Territory located that the Native Americans were forced to relocate to?
Across the Mississippi River
What happened to the vast majority of Native Americans living in the southeastern United States by the end of the 1830s?
Very few natives remained anywhere in the southeastern United States
Learn about the forced removal of Native Americans from their ancestral lands in Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, and Florida in the 1830s. Discover the impact of white settlers' desire to grow cotton on the Indians' lands and the devastating consequences for the indigenous populations.
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