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USI U7: The West

Impact on American Indians

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Gold was discovered in California and on _______________________________. American Indian land in Georgia (in the South)
What happened when gold was found in the South? The US removed Cherokee Indians from Georgia.
What did the American Indian Removal Act give the US government power to do? negotiate treaties with eastern tribes and force them off their land
What did the US federal government want in treaties with eastern tribes? that eastern tribes give up their land in exchange for land in the West.
Where did the US government want to relocate tribes? east of the Mississippi River in present-day Oklahoma
What did Cherokee Nation of Georgia do to protect its land? went to the Supreme Court to defend their rights to their land
What was the Supreme Court decision in Cherokee Nation vs. Georgia? It supported the Cherokee Indians' right to their land
How did Andrew Jackson respond to the Supreme Court decision? He refused to enforce it
The Trail of Tears was when about 20,000 American Indians were forced off of their lands and forced to move west
Did American Indians volunteer to relocate? Some did, but most did not
American Indians that were forced to travel the Trail of Tears __________________ 800-1,200 miles. walked
In the Indian Removal Act, the US government promised that they would provide plenty of supplies for relocation. Did they? no
4,000-6,000 American Indians died of __________________________________________ while they were forced to travel on the Trail of Tears. cold, hunger, and disease
Who was the US President that signed the Indian Removal Act? Andrew Jackson
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