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Nat. Am. on frontier
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| frontier | a boundary, or the edge of an area of settlement |
| Sequoyah | a Cherokee who developed a writing system for the Cherokee language |
| Worcester v. Georgia | an 1832 Supreme Court ruling that proclaimed state laws do not apply within Native American territory |
| John Marshall | was the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835; helped shape American constitutional law and the judicial branch |
| Indian Removal Act | a law passed by Congress in 1830 setting up territories west of the Mississippi River where Native Americans living in existing states could be relocated |
| Indian Territory | a region set aside for the relocation of Native Americans, beginning with the Indian Removal Act, much of which later became part of the state of Oklahoma |
| Trail of Tears | the forced migration by the Cherokee and other Native American groups from their southeastern homelands to territories west of the Mississippi River |
| alliance | a bond formed between groups or nations for mutual benefit |
| enforce | to make people follow a rule or a law |
| exiles | a group of people who are prevented from returning to their homeland |
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