Indian Removal Guided Questions: - KEy
#s 1-10 DUE: Friday 11/17 -
1. Which Indian nation was the most populous in the state & held the most land?Creek
2. While some Creek Indians joined Georgia’s plantation economy, most Creeks continued to live how? Traditional lifestyle
3. Many Creeks were opposed to what institution after their interaction with runaway slaves? Slavery
4. During the Revolution, who did the Creeks side with? Britain
5. Why did Red Stick Creeks want to fight white settlers? They were encroaching on Creek land
6. What treaty ceded the remaining Creek land in Georgia, and what Creek chief signed it? Indian Springs; William McIntosh
7. Chief McIntosh was in favor of changing the Creek traditional lifestyle by encouraging the move to what? Did most Creeks support this change? Agricultural production & slaveholding; most Creeks did not support this
8. Why did the Creek Nation decide to rule to execute Chief William McIntosh? (2 reasons): signed treaty without tribe’s consent and he received cash for his personal lands in the treaty
9. What did the Cherokee believe their best hope would be for maintaining their land in Georgia? Transform their society to resemble the US
10. Give 3 examples of how the Cherokee transformed their society to resemble the United States:written language, written constitution, newspaper, schools, some were slaveholders.
#s 11-20 DUE: Wednesday 11/29 -
11. After what event did the push for Cherokee removal out west become even greater? Discovery of gold
12. Why did Cherokee Chief John Ross have faith in the US government – particular the US Supreme Court? Believed they would protect the “most civilized” tribe
13. How did the Supreme Court Case, Worcester v Georgia, make it appear that the Cherokee would be able to stay in Georgia? They ruled in their favor
14. Why did the ruling in the above case not protect the Cherokee from removal? Jackson refused to enforce it
15. What were Sam Worcester & other missionaries doing that led to their arrest and imprisonment?they were living with the Cherokee without the tribe’s permission
16. How did the Supreme Court and Chief Justice John Marshall respond in this case? The court ruled in their favor and John Marshall condemned their actions.
17. Give 3 reasons that historians believe may have led to Andrew Jackson’s support of Native Americans out west:their past history with siding with the British in wars, way of pacifying the South, racism
18. By failing to enforce the ruling of the Supreme Court, what did Jackson not meet? Constitutional requirements as president
19. Which president gave the order to forcefully remove the Cherokee from Georgia? Martin Van Buren
20. Why was this event known as the, “Trail of Tears”? undersupplied Cherokee lost over 4,000 due to sickness and exposure