Trail of Tears - mass relocation of American Indians
- 1. Which president signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830, leading to the Trail of Tears?
A) Abraham Lincoln
B) Andrew Jackson
C) James Madison
D) Thomas Jefferson
- 2. Which Native American tribe was forcibly relocated along the Trail of Tears?
A) Cherokee
B) Navajo
C) Sioux
D) Iroquois
- 3. What was the destination of the Cherokee people during the Trail of Tears?
A) California
B) Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma)
C) Texas
D) New York
- 4. Which state was the starting point for the forced march of Native Americans during the Trail of Tears?
A) New York
B) Texas
C) Florida
D) Georgia
- 5. What act was passed by Congress to provide for the resettlement of Native Americans west of the Mississippi?
A) Indian Removal Act
B) Emancipation Proclamation
C) Homestead Act
D) Social Security Act
- 6. Which military officer was responsible for overseeing the removal of the Cherokee people during the Trail of Tears?
A) George Custer
B) Ulysses S. Grant
C) Robert E. Lee
D) Winfield Scott
- 7. What was the name of the forced relocation of Native Americans from the southeastern United States to Indian Territory?
A) Gold Rush
B) Trail of Tears
C) Manifest Destiny
D) Freedom March
- 8. Which Supreme Court case ruled in favor of the Cherokee Nation, but was ignored by President Jackson leading to the Trail of Tears?
A) Marbury v. Madison
B) Plessy v. Ferguson
C) Dred Scott v. Sandford
D) Worcester v. Georgia
- 9. Who was the principal chief of the Cherokee Nation who resisted the forced relocation?
A) Chief Joseph
B) John Ross
C) Sitting Bull
D) Crazy Horse
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