Migration and Settlement

Question 1

Cherokee Assimilation

Answer 1

Tribes adopted the farming lifestyle, received formal education, made own written language, established a newspaper, adopted slavery, and abolished plantations

Question 2

Indian Removal Act

Answer 2

Georgia and the federal govt. agreed that Georgia would give up their western land in exchange for the the negotiation of treaties for Indian removal.

Question 3

Wooster vs. Georgia

Answer 3

Case that ruled that the Cherokee could keep their land because of earlier federal treaties that had granted it to them.

Question 4

Trail of Tears

Answer 4

17,000 Cherokees were marched to Indian territory in Oklahoma

Question 5

Deaths on the Trail of Tears

Answer 5

As many as 4,000

Question 6

The Oregon Trail

Answer 6

The route on which settlers were able to travel to the West Coast; usually took 4-6 months

Question 7

Deaths on The Oregon Trail

Answer 7

9 in 10 people

Question 8

Cause for Irish Immigration

Answer 8

The potato famine

Question 9

Cause for anti-irish sentiment

Answer 9

blamed for unfortunate happenings in cities (crime, disease, prostitution, alcohol abuse, etc.), and because they were catholic and “couldn’t be trusted”