Indigenous Peoples Removal Flashcards
Who was the Pan-Indian chief who delivered a speech to unite all Indigenous Peoples in 1811
Tecumseh
What is the name of the term that describes an Indigenous person that is not associated with any particular tribe?
Pan-Indian
Who was Andrew Jackson’s first vice president?
John C. Calhoun
Who was the president of 1838?
Martin Van Buren
What year was Andrew Jackson elected president?
1828
Who was the Sauk leader that attempted to reclaim ancestral land in Illinois in 1832?
Black Hawk
Who were the Five Civilized Tribes?
Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, & Seminole
What did the Cherokee excel in more than any Indigenous Peoples group?
Assimilating
It was ruled Indigenous Peoples only had a “right of occupancy” on their land in what Supreme Court case?
Johnson vs M’Intosh (1823)
_____ _____ _____ _____ wrote decisions in Supreme Court cases
Chief Justice John Marshall
In the Supreme Court case “Johnson vs M’Intosh”, Native Americans were ruled not as farmers but as _________ and ________.
Hunters & nomads
In what Supreme Court case were Indigenous Peoples labeled as “wards” of their lands?
Cherokee Nation vs Georgia (1831)
In the Supreme Court Case “Cherokee Nation vs. Georgia”, it was ruled Indigenous Peoples deserved ______ _____ and ______ ________ _______
Paternal regard; Lacked citizenship rights
An important office in the Cherokee government was that of the _______, as they made decisions of war and peace.
“Ghigau” or Beloved Women
In what Supreme Court case were Indigenous Tribes recognized as nations?
Worcester vs. Georgia (1832)
As president in 1838, ________ ___ ______ forced 18,000 Cherokee men, women, and children on a removal route known as the _____ __ ______.
Martin Van Buren; Trail of Tears
By forcing Indigenous Peoples off their lands and leaving them with little resources, this can be interpreted as ________.
Genocide
Due to what the U.S. has already done to the land of Indigenous Peoples, Jeremiah Evarts argues that…
It is no longer the land their ancestors lived upon.
Since Indigenous Peoples were not acknowledged as citizens of the US, in their Supreme Court case, they were not granted…..
The 6th Amendment quick and speedy trial.
When Andrew Jackson won the election of 1824, but the House of Reps elected John Q. Adams as president, this was denounced as ___ ________ _______
The Corrupt Bargain
Washington’s solution in dealing with Indian affairs was to ______.
Assimilate
The name of the Cherokee man who led the retaliation and moved beyond the Mississippi in 1794 is _______.
Diwa’li (John Bowles)
The Cherokee Nation was shrunk and constricted until is was made up of small portions of land in….
North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, & Georgia
Which southern state still claimed substantial lands in the west? And after ceding their land, what states were formed?
Georgia; Alabama & Mississippi
After the land-cession treaty in 1817, How could the head of a Cherokee household remain in on their land?
By renouncing his citizenship in the Cherokee Nation
Chief Yonaguska (Drowning Bear) renounced his Cherokee citizenship to protect what sacred site of the Cherokee?
Kituwah Mound
After the discovery of gold In Georgia, a law was passed ruling what?
Cherokee were folding from mining gold in their own territory.
The enactment to require any whites working in the Cherokee Nation to take out a license from Georgia or be imprisoned was targeted at who?
Missionaries & Teachers
_______ ______ sued for a writ of habeas because he took out a license from Georgia but was still imprisoned.
Samuel Worcester
The Cherokees who favored cutting a Removal death with the United States were known the _____ ______.
Ridge faction/Treaty Party
The lottery winners in Georgia’s lottery giving away Indigenous Peoples lands were known as whom?
The Fortunate Drawers
Who was the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Indians?
John Ross
