Which event below describes an extremely difficult journey in which 20,000 Cherokee Indians were forcibly removed from their land, resulting in over 4,000 Cherokee Indians dying from disease and exhaustion?
Manifest Destiny
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Trail of Tears
American Dream
Manifest Destiny is the idea that American have the right and duty to expand west. There are two important key words in the definition of Manifest Destiny: right and duty. Which of the following does NOT support the reasons why
Americans felt they had a duty to spread their way of life throughout North America.
Americans believed that the Native American culture was better than theirs.
Americans felt they would be helping Native Americans and others by teaching them a new way of life.
Americans believed that it was their destiny, or future, to settle the west. They believed God had given them this destiny.
_________ ___________________ said the Cherokee tribe was an independent nation and was not subject to state laws.
Andrew Jackson
Supreme Court
In order to expand the west, Native Americans were forced out of the territory in two ways: 1. By being forcibly removed. 2. _______________________________
By creating a treaty with the government which challenged Native American territory to allow Americans to move west.
By offering better career opportunities
By convincing Native Americans of the importance of them teaching Americans their culture.
By offering Native Americans a large amount of money.
The government passed the Indian Removal Act of 1830 so that Native Americans could be removed from their land to make way for settlers moving west. What tribe did Georgia want to remove from their state?
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Cherokee Indians
