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Ch. 11 section 2
Important people, events, and places
Term | Definition |
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5 Civilized Tribes | Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw, Choctaw |
Indian Removal Act | 1830 Federal government paid Native Americans to move west - Most Native Americans felt forced to move- moved to Indian Territory - present day Oklahoma -area of relocation |
Cherokee Nation | 1) refused to give up their land 2) federal Gov't recognized the Cherokee Nation as a separate nation in 1790's 3) Georgia didn't recognize Cherokee law 4) Cherokee sued Georgia |
Cherokee Nation cont. | 5) Worcester v. Georgia - Supreme Court ruled that Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee, only the federal gov't 6) Jackson supported Georgia 7) Federal troops made them move |
The Treaty of New Echota (Cherokee capital) | 1)500 Cherokee signed their people's land away 2) this legal document gave Jackson the right to remove the Native Americans 3) Treaty had Senate approval by one vote |
Cherokee Chief John Ross | 1) wrote the federal government a letter 2) letter stated that the people who signed the treaty did not represent the Cherokee people 3) Asked the gov't not to enforce the treaty |
Trail of Tears | 1) Pres. Martin Van Buren 1838 began the removal 2) Gen John Wool resigned in protest - this delayed the removal 3) Gen. Winfred Scott & 7,000 troops invaded in May of 1838 |
Trail of Tears continued | 4) Scott threatened force 5) Cherokee moved 6) 4,00 died either waiting to move, from starvation, disease, or exposure |
Black Hawk | 1) Chief of Sauk & Fox people 2) led them back to Illinois - their homeland 3) the land was given up in a treaty 4) state militia & federal troops used force to get them to leave 5)went to Iowa |
Seminole War | 1)Osceola & some of his people successfully resisted movement 2)went to war with the U.S. 3)African Am. & Seminoles attacked white settlers 4)U.S. sent troops 5) African Am. & Seminoles used guerrilla tactics 6)Killed all but 110 of U.S. troops |
Seminole War continued | 7) Dade massacre 8)U.S. sent more troops 9) by 1842 1,500 American troops had died in Seminole War 10) Seminoles could stay in Florida |
1842 on | 1) most Native Americans lived west of the Mississippi 2) Native Am. gave up 100 million acres 3) received $68 million & 32 million acres in return |
1842 on continued | 4) 5 Civilized Tribes - Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw & Choctaw moved on land claimed by the Osaga, Comanche & Kiowa 5) U.S. Army got an agreement to let the 5 Civilized Tribes to live in peace |
1842 on continued | 6) Tribes developed - gov't, farms, schools, and a police force |