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What did William McIntosh do that the Creek were against?
a) He informed white settlers about gold on Creek lands
b) He signed the Treaty of Indian Springs which gave away Creek lands
c) He went to court to talk to Congressmen about the land of the Creek
d) He attacked white settlers, forcing them to remove the Creek

Which court case did John Marshall preside over?
a) Worcester vs. Georgia
b) Furman vs. Georgia
c) The Dred Scott Case
d) The Leo Frank Case

Which provision was NOT included in the laws that were passed after gold was discovered on Cherokee land?
a) Cherokee laws were declared null and void
b) The Cherokee could not speak against white men in courts of law
c) Cherokee land was placed under state control
d) The Cherokee were given a small percentage of the gold that was mined

What did Sequoyah do for the Cherokee nation?
a) He developed a syllabary so the Cherokee had a written language
b) He developed the Cherokee newspaper
c) He signed a treaty giving away Cherokee lands to the government
d) He was a famous hunter and trapper

What did the Indian Removal Act of 1830 do?
a) Allowed the state to take all of the Cherokee and Creek lands so they had to go elsewhere
b) Gave the government part of the Cherokee lands
c) Gave the government part of the Creek lands
d) Allowed the Creek and Cherokee to have a portion of the gold on their lands

Who was John Ross?
a) Chief of the Cherokee who took a petition to Congress protesting the removal of the Cherokee from their land
b) Chief of the Cherokee who made a syllabary
c) Judge that sided with Worcester in Worcester vs. Georgia
d) Chief of the Creek that signed the Treaty of Indian Springs to give up the land to the US Government

What was John Marshall's ruling in Worcester vs. Georgia?
a) Marshall sided w/ Worcester stating that the Cherokee territory was not subject to state law
b) Sided with Andrew Jackson and removed Worcester from Georgia
c) Sided with Worcester, but kicked him out of Georgia
d) Sided with Andrew Jackson and removed the Creek and Cherokee from their lands so others could settle it

Which Creek chief betrayed his own people and worked with the governor of Georgia to sign the Treaty of Indian Springs?
a) William McIntosh
b) Alexander McGillvray
c) John Ross
d) Andrew Jackson

What treaty did Alexander McGillvary sign that gave up a portion of Creek land to the government?
a) Treaty of New York
b) Treaty of Indian Springs
c) Indian Removal Act of 1830
d) Treaty of Paris

What did President Andrew Jackson mean when he said 'John Marshall has rendered his decision, now let him enforce it'?
a) He meant he would see that troops were sent to enforce the decision
b) He meant the Supreme Court could not enforce the decision without the support of the President
c) He meant that the Supreme Court was the supreme law of the land and could do whatever it wanted
d) He mean that the Supreme Court must get the legislature to agree with the decision.

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