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43 Cards in this Set
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The Cherokee capital was
(A) Dahlonega. (C) Acorn Bluff. (B) New Echota. (D) New Etowah. |
(B) New Echota.
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The whites wanted the Creeks removed
(A) for their fertile land. (B) for the gold on their land. (C) because they were attacking white settlements. (D) because they wanted control of their waterways. |
(A) for their fertile land
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A Creek chief was known as the
(A) principal chief. (C) head chief. (B) mico. (D) tribal head. |
(B) mico
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The Upper Creeks lived in
(A) south Georgia and Alabama. (B) north Georgia. (C) north Alabama. (D) north Florida. |
(C) north Alabama.
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Most of the Creeks and Cherokees moved to
(A) Arkansas. (C) Texas. (B) North Carolina. (D) Oklahoma. |
(D) Oklahoma.
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Which Creek tribe supported the United States during the War of 1812?
(A) Lower Creeks (C) Red Sticks (B) Upper Creeks (D) White Sticks |
(A) Lower Creeks
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The Cherokees occupied more land in ___________________ than in any other state.
(A) Alabama (C) Tennessee (B) Georgia (D) North Carolina |
(B) Georgia
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European settlers who came to America were looking for
(A) jobs. (C) gold. (B) religious freedom. (D) land. |
(D) land.
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The Seminoles were a part of the
(A) Upper Creeks. (C) Cherokees. (B) Lower Creeks. (D) Choctaws. |
(B) Lower Creeks.
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The Trail of Tears involved the
(A) Seminoles. (C) Cherokees. (B) Creeks. (D) Chickasaws |
(C) Cherokees.
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The Creeks were sometimes referred to as
(A) Muscogees. (C) Seminoles. (B) Choctaws. (D) Cherokees. |
(A) Muscogees.
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Georgia officials objected to U.S. troops protecting Cherokee lands from gold miners because
(A) the Cherokees had already promised to leave. (B) the Cherokees were taking the miners’ land. (C) the gold belonged to the state. (D) the federal government was interfering in state affairs. |
(D) the federal government was interfering in state affairs.
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After the Creek War, Creeks could only stay in Georgia if
(A) they adopted more of the white man’s ways. (B) they paid for their lands. (C) they abolished their government and nation. (D) they were willing to live among whites. |
(C) they abolished their government and nation.
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The Indians that were most influenced by the white man were the
(A) Creeks. (C) Seminoles. (B) Cherokees. (D) Choctaws. |
(B) Cherokees.
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Indians believed
(A) in squatter’s rights. (B) all land should be inherited. (C) land could be used but never owned. (D) the land they lived on was theirs forever. |
(C) land could be used but never owned.
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Which of the following Indian nations did not live in Georgia?
(A) Cherokees (C) Creeks (B) Choctaws (D) Seminoles |
(B) Choctaws
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The U.S. Supreme Court decided in Worcester v. Georgia that
(A) Georgia laws did not apply in the Cherokee nation and the missionaries should be freed. (B) the missionaries violated Georgia law and should remain in prison until they took Georgia’s oath. (C) the federal government had no right to interfere in Georgia’s affairs. (D) the Georgia government should repeal its oath. |
(A) Georgia laws did not apply in the Cherokee nation and the missionaries should be freed.
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Most of the lands Georgians got from the Creeks were acquired
(A) by winning the Creek wars. (B) through cessions. (C) by purchasing the lands from the Creeks. (D) when the Creeks abandoned them. |
(B) through cessions.
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Georgia leaders based their decision of not recognizing the Cherokee government on the fact that
(A) Cherokees were not U.S. citizens. (B) Cherokees were not Georgia citizens. (C) Cherokee laws conflicted with Georgia laws. (D) the U.S. Constitution prohibited the creation of a nation within a state. |
(D) the U.S. Constitution prohibited the creation of a nation within a state.
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White Georgians wanted the Seminoles removed from south Georgia and north Florida because
(A) the Georgians wanted the land for farming. (B) the United States wouldn’t take Florida from Spain unless the Seminoles were removed. (C) the Seminoles gave runaway slaves a refuge and allowed them to live freely within their tribe. (D) the Seminoles were attacking new settlers in the area. |
(C) the Seminoles gave runaway slaves a refuge and allowed them to live freely within their tribe.
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What is not one of the ways the Cherokees tried to become more “civilized”?
(A) They used the English language exclusively. (B) They published their own newspaper. (C) They created a nation and wrote their own constitution. (D) They became farmers, lawyers, and teachers. |
(A) They used the English language exclusively.
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The Cherokee removal was assured when
(A) the syllabary was developed. (B) the Supreme Court decided Worcester v. Georgia. (C) John Ross was elected chief. (D) gold was discovered on Cherokee lands. |
(D) gold was discovered on Cherokee lands.
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The Trail of Tears got its name from the
(A) laments of Georgians when the Cherokees left. (B) suffering experienced by the Cherokees in the removal. (C) number of rivers and waterways along the trail. (D) sadness felt by U.S. citizens because of the ordeal. |
(B) suffering experienced by the Cherokees in the removal.
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Dahlonega, Georgia, may be best known for
(A) the gold rush that occurred there in 1829. (B) its Indian heritage. (C) the Creek capital located there. (D) its scenic views. |
(A) the gold rush that occurred there in 1829.
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Dahlonega, Georgia, may be best known for
(A) the gold rush that occurred there in 1829. (B) its Indian heritage. (C) the Creek capital located there. (D) its scenic views. |
(A) the gold rush that occurred there in 1829.
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TRUE OR FALSE
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TRUE OR FALSEEEE
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Sequoyah developed a Cherokee alphabet.
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The Georgia General Assembly declared all Cherokee laws null and void.
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During the colonial period, Indian lands in Georgia were protected by the British government.
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The Cherokee newspaper was called the Cherokee Phoenix.
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Many Indian leaders had white mothers and Indian fathers.
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The Cherokees sided with the British during the American Revolution.
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Andrew Jackson rewarded the Lower Creeks for their help during the Creek War by giving them land in south Georgia.
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The U.S. government recognized the Cherokee nation
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The first gold rush took place in Gainesville, Georgia.
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The Creeks, Cherokees, Choctaws, Chickasaws, and Seminoles were known as the Five Civilized Tribes.
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36. Elias Boudinot
37. George Guess 38. Andrew Jackson 39. John Marshall 40. Alexander McGillivray (A) chief justice of the Supreme Court (B) Creek chief who fought for Creek land (C) first editor of the Cherokee newspaper (D) developed a written form of the Cherokee language (E) U.S. general and president |
C Elias Boudinot
D George Guess E Andrew Jackson A John Marshall B Alexander McGillivary |
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41. William McIntosh
42. Major Ridge 43. John Ross 44. Winfield Scott 45. George Troup (A) Creek chief who was bribed to sign a treaty giving up all Creek lands (B) Cherokee chief who was not in favor of removal (C) Cherokee chief who was in favor of removal (D) governor of Georgia who wanted the Indians removed (E) U.S. army general who was ordered to remove the Cherokees |
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C B B A |
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(A) Fort Mims Massacre
(B) Battle at Horseshoe Bend |
A) Fort Mims Massacre
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(A) Creek Cession Treaty (Creek Removal Treaty) is made.
(B) William McIntosh is murdered. |
(A) Creek Cession Treaty (Creek Removal Treaty) is made.
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(A) Creek lands are ceded up to the Ocmulgee River.
(B) Creek lands are ceded up to the Oconee River. |
(B) Creek lands are ceded up to the Oconee River.
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(A) Trail of Tears
(B) Treaty of New Echota (Cherokee Removal Treaty) |
(B) Treaty of New Echota (Cherokee Removal Treaty)
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(A) Creeks are removed from Georgia.
(B) Cherokees are removed from Georgia. |
(A) Creeks are removed from Georgia.
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