- 1. Which president signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830, leading to the Trail of Tears?
A) Andrew Jackson
B) Abraham Lincoln
C) Thomas Jefferson
D) James Madison
- 2. Which Native American tribe was forcibly relocated along the Trail of Tears?
A) Navajo
B) Cherokee
C) Iroquois
D) Sioux
- 3. What was the destination of the Cherokee people during the Trail of Tears?
A) California
B) Texas
C) Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma)
D) New York
- 4. What act was passed by Congress to provide for the resettlement of Native Americans west of the Mississippi?
A) Social Security Act
B) Indian Removal Act
C) Homestead Act
D) Emancipation Proclamation
- 5. Which state was the starting point for the forced march of Native Americans during the Trail of Tears?
A) New York
B) Texas
C) Florida
D) Georgia
- 6. Which Supreme Court case ruled in favor of the Cherokee Nation, but was ignored by President Jackson leading to the Trail of Tears?
A) Dred Scott v. Sandford
B) Marbury v. Madison
C) Worcester v. Georgia
D) Plessy v. Ferguson
- 7. What was the name of the forced relocation of Native Americans from the southeastern United States to Indian Territory?
A) Freedom March
B) Gold Rush
C) Trail of Tears
D) Manifest Destiny
- 8. Who was the principal chief of the Cherokee Nation who resisted the forced relocation?
A) Sitting Bull
B) Crazy Horse
C) John Ross
D) Chief Joseph
- 9. Which military officer was responsible for overseeing the removal of the Cherokee people during the Trail of Tears?
A) George Custer
B) Winfield Scott
C) Robert E. Lee
D) Ulysses S. Grant
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