Andrew Jackson and the Indian Removal Act Flashcards
What was the aim of the Indian removal act?
To move Native Americans in South-East into ‘uninhabitable’ land west of the Mississippi river to fulfil manifest destiny
Which tribes were affected by the Indian removal act?
5 civilised tribes (Seminole, Creek, Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw)
When was the Indian removal act passed?
May 1830
The Indian removal act was a person project of which US president?
Andrew Jackson
When did Jackson claim the act was completed?
1835
How many plains Indians were forced to move from East to West
46,000
How many treaties were negotiated under the Indian Removal Act?
94
Why did many of the Cherokee tribe not want to relocate west?
Many had become assimilated into American culture
What treaty was signed by members of the Cherokee tribe agreeing to move West?
Treaty of New Echota 1835
How much land did the Cherokee give up in 1835?
8 million acres
How many Cherokee actually moved West?
2000 out of 17,000
When was the Trail of Tears?
1838
How many Cherokee died on the Trail of Tears?
4000
The Indian removal act allowed treaties to be signed with Native Americans in how many states?
5
Who won the case of Worcester v Georgia
Worcester- state of Georgia didn’t have the right to impose regulations on Native American land
