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Question 1

What did the Indian Removal Act of 1830 give Andrew Jackson the authority to do?
 
  A) negotiate a treaty with the Cherokee
  B) exchange Indian lands within the states for land west of the Mississippi
  C) represent the Cherokee in court in Georgia
  D) remove the rights of Indian tribes to seek legal redress in court

Question 2

What makes this cartoon about Jackson's Indian policy ironic?
 
  A) Jackson was a religious man but is shown to be in league with the devil.
  B) The Native Americans are in a cage that flies a flag with the phrase Rights of Man.
  C) Native Americans actually walked to their new homes west of the Mississippi.
  D) Clergymen and missionaries called for ethical treatment of Indians yet the President refused
  to do so.

Question 3

What happened when gold was discovered on Cherokee lands in Georgia in 1828?
 
  A) The Cherokee tribe became extremely wealthy.
  B) The Cherokee formed an alliance with the state of Georgia to mine the gold.
  C) Georgia passed a law denying the Cherokee legal authority over their land.
  D) A riot broke out, resulting in both white and Cherokee casualties.



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