Form 9: Cherokee Resistance and the Treaty of New Echota Exercise

Form 9: Cherokee Resistance and the Treaty of New Echota

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Form 9: Cherokee Resistance and the Treaty of New Echota

Explore Cherokee resistance efforts and the significance of the Treaty of New Echota.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    Who was the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation who led legal resistance against removal?

  2. MultiChoice

    Which controversial treaty signed in 1835 traded remaining Cherokee land for western territory?

  3. MultiChoice

    Who signed the Treaty of New Echota on behalf of the Cherokee?

  4. MultiChoice

    How many Cherokee signed Chief John Ross's petition to Congress protesting the treaty as fraudulent?

  5. MultiChoice

    Which leader was part of the minority Treaty Party that believed removal was inevitable?

  6. MultiChoice

    How did the U.S. Senate respond to the Treaty of New Echota in 1836?

  7. MultiChoice

    How long were the Cherokee given under the Treaty of New Echota to voluntarily move west?

  8. MultiChoice

    What compensation was promised to the Cherokee in exchange for their land in the Treaty of New Echota?

  9. MultiChoice

    What primary method of resistance did John Ross use to fight removal?

  10. MultiChoice

    What happened to key signers of the Treaty of New Echota after arriving in Indian Territory?

  11. MultiChoice

    Roughly how many Cherokee voluntarily relocated before the two-year deadline expired in 1838?

  12. MultiChoice

    Why was the Treaty of New Echota illegal under Cherokee law?