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How did the Cherokee try to keep their land and resist removal from Georgia?
a) All of the answers are correct.
b) By establishing a capital, a government, and a written language.
c) By using the legal process.
d) By having their chief appeal to Congress for help.

What was the name of the forced removal of the Cherokee from Georgia?
a) The Trail of Tears
b) The Trail of Sorrow
c) The Journey of Sadness
d) The Journey of Sorrow

Which president refused to honor Worcester v. Georgia and signed the Indian Removal Act?
a) Andrew Jackson
b) Martin Van Buren
c) Abraham Lincoln
d) John Marshall

Who was the chief of the Cherokee who tried to help his people keep their land?
a) John Ross
b) John Marshall
c) Samuel Worcester
d) William McIntosh

What event in Georgia led to the Cherokee being removed from their land?
a) The Dahlonega Gold Rush
b) The invention of the cotton gin
c) The spread of Baptist and Methodist Churches
d) The establishment of the University of Georgia

Which of the following is NOT an example of Cherokee government?
a) The Cherokee had one branch of government
b) The Cherokee had a written Constitution
c) The Cherokee have the right to vote
d) The Cherokee Government was very similar to the U.S. Government

Who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who ruled in Worcester v. Georgia?
a) John Marshall
b) John Ross
c) Andrew Jackson
d) Sequoyah (George Gist)

What was the Supreme Court's ruling in Worcester v. Georgia?
a) That Cherokee land was not subject to state law.
b) That Georgia had the final say-so determining Cherokee land.
c) That Creek land was to be given back to the Creek and the Treaty of New York was invalid
d) That the Cherokee were not citizens and could not sue.

What did Andrew Jackson sign that stated that Native Americans had to move to western territories?
a) The Indian Removal Act
b) William McIntosh
c) Indian Springs
d) Trail of Tears Law

What was the name of the Creek chief who sold the last of the Creek land in Georgia with the Treaty of Indian Springs and was murdered?
a) William McIntosh
b) Alexander McGillivray
c) John Ross
d) John Marshall

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