Author Question: The Trail of Tears traveled by the Cherokees led them to the area that later became A. Missouri. ... (Read 119 times)

magmichele12 · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

As a result of the U.S. government's Indian policy in the 1830s and 1840s,

A. all Indian tribes were forced to intermingle on one large reservation.

B. new federal attempts were made to assimilate Indian tribes into white society.

C. the United States gained control of ten million acres of Indian lands.

D. violence between white Americans and Indian tribes ended.

E. nearly all American Indian societies were removed to west of the Mississippi.

Question 2

Although the Supreme Court found in favor of the Cherokee tribes in Cherokee Nation v. Georgia and Worcester v. Georgia, President Jackson decided

A. the entire process of the removal of the Indians was unconstitutional.

B. the Court could not enforce the order.

C. the Cherokee had no right to file a legal claim in U.S. courts.

D. that the Cherokee tribes could only be removed if they were properly compensated.

E. that Georgia could remove the Cherokee tribes if it served the public good.

Question 3

The Trail of Tears traveled by the Cherokees led them to the area that later became

A. Missouri.

B. New Mexico.

C. Oklahoma.

D. Nevada.

E. Texas.