Form 6: Background to Native American Removal Exercise

Form 6: Background to Native American Removal

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Form 6: Background to Native American Removal

Understand the historical background and circumstances that led to Native American removal policies.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    Which tribes were collectively referred to by white Americans as the 'Five Civilized Tribes'?

  2. MultiChoice

    Who invented the Cherokee syllabary, creating a written language for his people?

  3. MultiChoice

    What discovery on Cherokee land in Georgia in 1829 increased pressure to remove them?

  4. MultiChoice

    How had the Cherokee Nation adapted to protect their land and independence?

  5. MultiChoice

    What was the name of the first Native American newspaper, published by the Cherokee?

  6. MultiChoice

    The expansion of which crop fueled the demand for Native American land in the American South?

  7. MultiChoice

    Which U.S. state passed laws stripping the Cherokee Nation of their rights inside state borders?

  8. MultiChoice

    In 1827, the Cherokee Nation drafted a constitution modeling the U.S. Constitution, declaring themselves a what?

  9. MultiChoice

    What term describes the process of adapting to the culture and customs of a dominant group?

  10. MultiChoice

    How did the state government of Georgia handle Cherokee land claims in 1828 and 1830?

  11. MultiChoice

    Where was the traditional ancestral homeland of the Cherokee located prior to removal?

  12. MultiChoice

    Which early President originally encouraged Native Americans to assimilate and adopt European agriculture?