USI.8c (Impact on First Americans)

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The discovery of gold on American Indian land in the southern United States eventually led to the removal of the ____ Indians in Georgia.

American Indians _____ with United States settlers and the United States government during westward expansion.

Cherokee Nation v. Georgia was a Supreme Court decision that did not support the Cherokee Indians’ rights to their ___.

The American Indian Removal Act authorized the federal government to negotiate treaties with ____ tribes exchanging their lands for land in the West.

As part of the American Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation and other tribes were forced to give up their lands east of the Mississippi River and to relocate to an area in present-day Oklahoma. What event is this?

The _______ Act authorized the federal government to negotiate treaties with eastern tribes exchanging their lands for land in the West.

The discovery of ___ on American Indian land in the southern United States eventually led to the removal of the Cherokee Indians in Georgia.

“Trail of Tears”—As part of the American Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation and other tribes were forced to give up their lands east of the Mississippi River and to relocate to an area in present-day ____.