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Name the 5 civilized tribes

Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole

Why did the US government want to move tribes off of their land?

To expand their territory and gold

Please explain the process on how tribes were moved off their land.

Trail Of Tears, handcuffs, chains, beaten, KILLED, Indian Removal Act, Treaty Of New Echota, bribe etc..

Identify who was involved in the Treaty Of New Echota.

Five cherokee men and president Martin Van Buren

Identify all of the major characters who were involved in the Louisiana Purchase

Thomas Jefferson, Ben York, Lewis and Clark, Sacagawea, French, Corps Of Discovery etc.

Analyze the importance of Sacagawea to the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

She was a woman. She knew the land. She had a baby. She could tell which food was good or bad. Her presence

What was the major trail used by travelers to move west?

Trail Of Tears

Who painted American Progress and explain its significance?

John Gast. To show the American Progress which was to get rid of old technology and bring in new also Christianity

Who was the last civilized tribe to leave their land ?

Seminole- 1847

What presidents were involved in the Trail Of Tears?

Andrew Jackson & Martin Van Buren

What does the word "Seminole" mean ?

Runaway

Which of the 5 civilized tribes unfortunately had group members betray them?

Cherokee

What characteristics led the white settlers to define the 5 civilized tribes as "civilized"?

Peaceful Rules- Constitution Religion-Christianity Dressed like them schools

Who is Ben York?

Ben York is a slave that was very important to the Lewis and Clark Expedition. He was a linguist and a doctor

Who is Sam Houston and what is the Alamo?

Sam Houston is the leader of the Texans and the Alamo is a military fort.

Identify the major conflict between the Texians and the Mexicans.

Texians wanted to be its own country.

Identify the year in which each of the civilized tribes left their land.

Choctaw- 1831 Creek- 1834 Chickasaw- 1837 Cherokee- 1838 Seminole- 1842

How many wars happened inside of the Seminole War?

3 wars

Who was the leader of the Seminole people and why did Andrew Jackson arrive in Florida to attach the Seminole people?

Oscala

How many Native Americans were moved off of their land?

60,000

Sadly who was most likely to die when traveling west and due to what major reason?

Cherokee children because they would complain about how they couldn't walk so their parents had to carry them on their back

How has the United States government marked the Trail Of Tears?

It was a historical site.

Who signed the Indian Removal Act and in what year?

President Andrew Jackson and in 1830

What politicians were involved in the Mexican American War?

Lincoln Polk Taylor

The Mexican American War led to the United States owning which major state that was once a country?

Texas

What major form of transportation was created thanks to Westward Expansion?

Trains

How much money did the Cherokees receive for their land?

$5 million

Which of the 5 civilized tribes took their court case all the way to the Supreme Court?

Cherokee

What is the Gasden Purchase?

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