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1. Identify the 2 main reasons U.S. officials wanted to move American Indians westward, and describe how the Sequoya and the Cherokee adapted to white culture (pp. 243-244). 2. Identify the Indian Removal Act; explain how Jackson defended his policy of removing the Indians from their lands; and describe one of the many conflicts that arose as a result of this policy---the Second Seminole War (p 244). 3. Describe the circumstances surrounding the Supreme Court case Worcester v. Georgia; identify the two main rulings of the Court; and explain how Jackson’s refusal to enforce the ruling led to the Trail of Tears (p. 245). 4. Identify and describe the relationship between the tariff of 1828, the doctrine of nullification, and South Carolina’s threat to secede (leave the union) --- (pp. 246-247).

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1. Who did the Indians support in the war of 1812? 2. What was Sequoya's biggest contribution to the Cherokee? 3. How many miles was the trail of tears? 4. How did a few Seminoles avoid moving west? 5. Where would the Indian territory be in present day? 6. What were the court's rulings in the //Worcester vs. Georgia// trial? What was Jackson's reaction to the ruling? 7. What did Jackson promise in the Indian Removal Act? * Andrew Jackson* //(Fill in the blank)// 8. (blank) of (blank) - was the belief that the states had the right to disobey federal laws?

//(True and False)// 9. The Cherokee developed a writing system that was similar to the Americans. 10. The Seminoles resisted their removal from New Orleans. //.// //.// //Answers:// 1. The British 2. Sequoya helped form the Cherokee language and made them realize the importance of literacy. 3. 800 miles 4. They escaped by hiding in the Florida Everglades 5. Oklahoma 6. The court's ruling was in favor of Worcester and the Cherokee as it limited state power over the Indians. The court felt that the government had an obligation to protect the Cherokee from the state governments. Andrew Jackson ingored the ruling and instituted the Indian Removal Act. 7. President Andrew Jackson promised permanent homeland. 8. The Doctrine of Nullification was the belief that the states had the right to disobey federal laws. 9. True 10. False; they did not resist.

The Trail of Tears.....................................................................................................................Cherokee Indians on the Trail of Tears