Trail of Tears

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Trail of Tears

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Why did the U.S. government want to move the Native Americans from the lands of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida?

The government had learned of radiation in the area and was trying to protect the Natives

Whites wanted to settle that land and use the farmland to grow crops

Slaves were being freed and needed a place to start their new lives

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What did the Cherokees try to do about President Jackson's decision? *

They just took it

They started a war

They sued the government

When the Supreme Court ruled again him, what did Jackson do?

He still went in and took the Natives out of the Southeast

He gave up and left them alone

He fired the Supreme Court justice and replaced him with someone that would rule the way Jackson wanted him to

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Where were the Native Americans moved to?

Washington D.C.

Oklahoma

Iowa

California

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What word best describes the mood of the people traveling the trail?

Joyous

Indifferent

Miserable

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Was it right to move the Native Americans off of their land so that the country could develop strength economically? *

This is an open ended question and won't be graded. I just want to know what you think. On one hand you have the removal of people from the land they've known for years. On the other hand, you have the our ancestors trying to start a new life and need land too. What are your thoughts?

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