USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

THE TRAIL OF TEARS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw and Seminole Indians were
A
Five Tribes removed by the Act of 1830
B
Original settlers in Oklahoma
C
Indian Removal from Alabama
D
Trail of Tears people
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -After the passage of the Indian Removal Act in 1830, approximately 60, 000 members of the Cherokee, Muscogee (Creek), Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw nations (including thousands of their black slaves) were forcibly removed from their ancestral homelands, with thousands dying during the Trail of Tears.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Dawes Act of February 8, 1887 marks a turning point in determining tribal citizenship. This Act developed a Federal commission tasked with creating Final Rolls for the Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma (Cherokees, Chickasaws, Choctaws, Creeks, and Seminoles).

Detailed explanation-3: -1830 The Indian Removal Act fostered by President Jackson passed Congress. The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek stipulated the removal of Choctaws from Mississippi. 1831 The Choctaw Nation began removal from Mississippi to Indian Territory, becoming the first of the Five Tribes to be forcibly removed.

Detailed explanation-4: -Most members of the five tribes were forced to Indian Territory before 1840, many to what later became the states of Kansas and Oklahoma.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830, authorizing the president to grant lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. A few tribes went peacefully, but many resisted the relocation policy.

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