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USI.8c Effects Of Westward Expansion On American Indians
Test Description: Effects of Westward Expansion on American Indians
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1) The Indian Removal Act was passed because___.
A
Native Americans refused to follow US laws
B
Natives wished to sell their land to the US government at a high price
C
Gold was found on Native American territory
D
The Indians wanted to remove white settlers from their land
2) The Indian Removal Act authorized the federal government to ___.
A
sell Native American land to European countries
B
divide Native land among tribes equally
C
move Natives from the west to new locations in the east
D
negotiate treaties with eastern tribes to exchange their land for new land in the west
3) What did the American Indian Removal Act force the Native tribes to do?
A
become American citizens in order to keep their existing land
B
give up Native land east of the Mississippi River and relocate to present-day Oklahoma
C
surrender all gold found on Native land
D
pay the US government for damages caused by raids
4) What did the Cherokee tribe do after the Indian Removal Act was passed?
A
made plans to move further east
B
nothing
C
took their case to the Supreme Court
D
decided to stand their ground and wage war for the rights to their land
5) In the Cherokee Nation v. Georgia case__.
A
the Supreme Court agreed to give the Natives back all of the land claimed by America
B
the Seminoles sued the government to pay for the costs of moving West
C
the Supreme Court said Native Americans did not have the right to sue states
D
the Lakota fought the government of Georgia to stay on their land
6) After bringing two cases before the Supreme Court, the Cherokee were still forced to relocate to the West because ___.
A
the land was no longer available in Georgia
B
President Andrew Jackson failed to enforce the Supreme Court's decision to support the Natives' rights to their land
C
they saw the benefits of moving to Oklahoma
D
the Court sided with the people of Georgia
7) What did the Cherokee people call the 800+ mile march to the Oklahoma territory?
A
The Oklahoma Disaster
B
The Trail of Tears
C
The Long March to Oklahoma
D
The Trail of Sorrows
8) Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Trail of Tears on the Cherokee people?
A
exhaustion
B
the death of over 4,000
C
increased rights for Native Americans
D
hunger and disease
9) What was the result of the Worcester v. Georgia Supreme Court Case?
A
President Andrew Jackson returned the claimed land to the Natives
B
the Supreme Court ruled that only the National Government had the power to take or purchase land from the Native Americans
C
Worcester was found guilty of trespassing on Cherokee land
D
The Supreme Court dismissed the case because they said the Cherokee tribe was not a “foreign nation” and could not sue states
10) Which Supreme Court case tried to stop Georgia from writing laws that would take away Native American land?
A
Georgia v. Native Tribes
B
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
C
Georgia v. the United States
D
Worcester v. Georgia
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