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Date Event
late 1780s U.S. officials urged the Cherokee Nation in Georgia, the Choctaw Nation in Mississippi, and the Muscogee in the Southeast to abandon hunting and their traditional way of life to adopt a lifestyle similar to colonial society. Many accepted what the United States refers to as a “civilization program.”
1802 The Compact of 1802 was an agreement between the U.S. government and the State of Georgia. The U.S. government agreed to remove the Cherokee from the state of Georgia and Georgia agreed to give up its western lands.
1814 The Battle of Horshoe Bend ended the Creek War. This led to calls by Americans to remove the Muscogee from their eastern homelands.
1820 Using the Treaty of Doak’s Stand (the first treaty of its kind), the U.S. began removing the Choctaw Nation from Mississippi.
1830 The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was passed by Congress. This allowed the U.S. to negotiate treaties with eastern Indigenous peoples to move the groups west at the expense of the U.S. government.
1830 The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek called for the removal of the Choctaw from Mississippi.
1831 The U.S. removed the Choctaw Nation from Mississippi to Indian Territory, making the Choctaw the first of the southeastern Indigenous groups to be forcibly removed. The U.S. moved them to the state of Oklahoma.
1832 The Treaty of Cusseta ceded remaining Muscogee lands in Alabama to the U.S.
1835–1836 The Treaty of New Echota was signed by a small group of Cherokee, led by Major Ridge, which contained the agreement that the Cherokee would leave Georgia for Oklahoma. This treaty was not supported by Cherokee president John Ross or most of the Cherokee Nation, but it was used by the U.S. government to remove the Cherokee from Georgia.
1836 The U.S. forcefully removed 20,000 Muscogee from Alabama to Oklahoma.
1838 The U.S. began the forceful removal of the Cherokee Nation, called the “Trail of Tears.” Nearly 4,000–5,000 Cherokee died on the 800-mile march to Oklahoma.
Trace the U.S.’s forced removal of the Cherokee, Choctaw, and Muscogee nations to list the chronological order of the removal of these nations from the southeastern U.S.(1 point)
Responses
The U.S. removed the Cherokee, the Choctaw, and the Muscogee at the same time.
The U.S. removed the Cherokee, the Choctaw, and the Muscogee at the same time.
The U.S. removed the Cherokee first, the Muscogee next, and the Choctaw last.
The U.S. removed the Cherokee first, the Muscogee next, and the Choctaw last.
The U.S. removed the Choctaw first, the Muscogee next, and the Cherokee last.
The U.S. removed the Choctaw first, the Muscogee next, and the Cherokee last.
The U.S. removed the Muscogee first, the Cherokee next, and the Choctaw last.
Date Event
late 1780s U.S. officials urged the Cherokee Nation in Georgia, the Choctaw Nation in Mississippi, and the Muscogee in the Southeast to abandon hunting and their traditional way of life to adopt a lifestyle similar to colonial society. Many accepted what the United States refers to as a “civilization program.”
1802 The Compact of 1802 was an agreement between the U.S. government and the State of Georgia. The U.S. government agreed to remove the Cherokee from the state of Georgia and Georgia agreed to give up its western lands.
1814 The Battle of Horshoe Bend ended the Creek War. This led to calls by Americans to remove the Muscogee from their eastern homelands.
1820 Using the Treaty of Doak’s Stand (the first treaty of its kind), the U.S. began removing the Choctaw Nation from Mississippi.
1830 The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was passed by Congress. This allowed the U.S. to negotiate treaties with eastern Indigenous peoples to move the groups west at the expense of the U.S. government.
1830 The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek called for the removal of the Choctaw from Mississippi.
1831 The U.S. removed the Choctaw Nation from Mississippi to Indian Territory, making the Choctaw the first of the southeastern Indigenous groups to be forcibly removed. The U.S. moved them to the state of Oklahoma.
1832 The Treaty of Cusseta ceded remaining Muscogee lands in Alabama to the U.S.
1835–1836 The Treaty of New Echota was signed by a small group of Cherokee, led by Major Ridge, which contained the agreement that the Cherokee would leave Georgia for Oklahoma. This treaty was not supported by Cherokee president John Ross or most of the Cherokee Nation, but it was used by the U.S. government to remove the Cherokee from Georgia.
1836 The U.S. forcefully removed 20,000 Muscogee from Alabama to Oklahoma.
1838 The U.S. began the forceful removal of the Cherokee Nation, called the “Trail of Tears.” Nearly 4,000–5,000 Cherokee died on the 800-mile march to Oklahoma.
Trace the U.S.’s forced removal of the Cherokee, Choctaw, and Muscogee nations to list the chronological order of the removal of these nations from the southeastern U.S.(1 point)
Responses
The U.S. removed the Cherokee, the Choctaw, and the Muscogee at the same time.
The U.S. removed the Cherokee, the Choctaw, and the Muscogee at the same time.
The U.S. removed the Cherokee first, the Muscogee next, and the Choctaw last.
The U.S. removed the Cherokee first, the Muscogee next, and the Choctaw last.
The U.S. removed the Choctaw first, the Muscogee next, and the Cherokee last.
The U.S. removed the Choctaw first, the Muscogee next, and the Cherokee last.
The U.S. removed the Muscogee first, the Cherokee next, and the Choctaw last.
Answers
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To trace the U.S. forced removal of the Cherokee, Choctaw, and Muscogee nations in chronological order:
1. **Choctaw Nation** - The U.S. began removing the Choctaw from Mississippi starting with the Treaty of Doak's Stand in 1820, and the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek in 1830. The actual removal took place in **1831** when they were moved to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma).
2. **Muscogee Nation** - The call for removal of the Muscogee began after the Battle of Horsehoe Bend in 1814, and the U.S. forcefully removed **20,000 Muscogee** from Alabama to Oklahoma in **1836**.
3. **Cherokee Nation** - The U.S. began the forceful removal of the Cherokee in **1838** with the infamous "Trail of Tears," following the Treaty of New Echota which was signed in 1835.
Based on this information, the correct chronological order of removal is:
**The U.S. removed the Choctaw first, the Muscogee next, and the Cherokee last.**
1. **Choctaw Nation** - The U.S. began removing the Choctaw from Mississippi starting with the Treaty of Doak's Stand in 1820, and the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek in 1830. The actual removal took place in **1831** when they were moved to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma).
2. **Muscogee Nation** - The call for removal of the Muscogee began after the Battle of Horsehoe Bend in 1814, and the U.S. forcefully removed **20,000 Muscogee** from Alabama to Oklahoma in **1836**.
3. **Cherokee Nation** - The U.S. began the forceful removal of the Cherokee in **1838** with the infamous "Trail of Tears," following the Treaty of New Echota which was signed in 1835.
Based on this information, the correct chronological order of removal is:
**The U.S. removed the Choctaw first, the Muscogee next, and the Cherokee last.**