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Westward Expansion
Mr. Clarkson test 1
30 cards·by TP31
Name the 5 civilized tribes
Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminile
Why did the US government want to move tribes off of their land?
Because there was gold and they wanted to expand the US
Please explain the process on how tribes were moved off of their land?
Indian Removal Act they were bribed, handcuffed, beaten, separated, and died of disease
Identify who was involved in the Treaty of New Echota
Cherokee and US government
Identify all of the major characters who were involved in the Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson, the French, Corps of Discovery Sacagewa, Lewis and Clark, Ben York, Little
Chrokte tribe,Toussaint Charbonneau
Analyze the importance of Sacawgea to the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Her presence, she knew the land, and she was a woman
What was the major trail used by the travelers to move west?
Trail of tears
Who painted the American Progress and what
John Gast and to get rid of the old technology and bring in the new also Christianity
Who was the last civilized tribe to leave their land?
Seminoles
What president was involved in the Trail of Tears?
Andrew Jackson
What does the word ''Seminole'' mean
Which of the 5 civilized tribes unfortunately had group members betray them?
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What characteristics led the white settlers to define the 5 civilized tribes as “civilized”?
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Who is Ben York?
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Who is Sam Houston and what is the Alamo?
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Identify the major conflict between the Texians and the Mexicans.
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Identify the year in which each of the civilized tribes left their land.
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How many wars happened inside of the Seminole War?
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Who was the leader of the Seminole people and why did Andrew Jackson arrive in Florida to attack
the Seminole people?
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How many Native Americans were moved off of their land?
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Sadly who was most likely to die when traveling west and due to what major reason?
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How has the United States government marked the Trail of Tears?
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Who signed the Indian Removal Act and in what year?
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What politicians were involved in the Mexican Ameri
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The Mexican American War led to the United States owning which major state that was once a
country?
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What major form of transportation was created thanks to Westward Expansion? Trains
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How much money did the Cherokees received for their land?
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Which of the 5 civilized tribes took their court case all the way to the Supreme Court?
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What is the Gasdsen Purchase?
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Explain the population growth that happen in the United States after the Revolutionary War.
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