Form 7: The Indian Removal Act of 1830

Questions

1. MultiChoice

   In what year was the Indian Removal Act signed into law by Andrew Jackson?

2. MultiChoice

   What was the main provision of the Indian Removal Act?

3. MultiChoice

   Where was the designated area where tribes were supposed to be relocated?

4. MultiChoice

   How did Congress vote on the Indian Removal Act in 1830?

5. MultiChoice

   What argument did Andrew Jackson use publicly to justify the Indian Removal Act?

6. MultiChoice

   Which major political group strongly opposed the passage of the Indian Removal Act?

7. MultiChoice

   What power did the Act explicitly grant to the President?

8. MultiChoice

   According to the wording of the 1830 Act, removal was supposed to be negotiated how?

9. MultiChoice

   Which major river marked the boundary west of which the new Indian Territory was established?

10. MultiChoice

    Which region's political leaders were the strongest supporters of the Indian Removal Act?

11. MultiChoice

    What financial promise was included in the Indian Removal Act for tribes that agreed to move?

12. MultiChoice

    Which famous Tennessee congressman broke with Jackson and voted against the Indian Removal Act?