Question

Again—Questions
(American Expansion 1801-1861 Part
2— Chapters 17-20)
p. 219
1. List the actions settlers would use when
indigenous populations chose to stay where
they were.
2. The term “_____” is used to describe those
Native American peoples who began taking
on the lifestyle of the white settlers—either
by choice or by force.
pp. 219-220
3. In the Southeast, which group of Native
Americans chose to assimilate?
4. Define “displace.”
5. In 1828, the state of Georgia began working
to displace the Cherokee Nation. Why?
6. The Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokees
were a sovereign nation. Define “sovereign.”
7. When the Supreme Court sided with the
Cherokees, what was the reaction of the
state of Georgia and President Andrew
Jackson?
p. 221
8. On the map, the area just above Mexico was
to be used as what?
9. The decision to remove five different Native
American peoples (passed by Congress) was
known as the _____ of 1830.
10. The new reservations were located in what
state?

p. 222
11. Which Native American peoples split, with
half moving to Oklahoma and half remaining
in the South.
12. While being forced to march 800 miles to a
new land, a quarter of the Cherokee
population died. This painful march is known
as the _____.
p. 223
13.Urged by their chief, Osceola, the Seminole
people went to war against the Americans.
What was the end result of this war?
14. Some men traveled to Oregon Country to
make a living doing what?
p. 224
15. Oregon Country primarily consisted of what
three states?
16. Americans who wanted to reach Oregon
Country would take what trail that began in
Independence, Missouri?
p. 225
17. The belief that the U.S. was chosen by God to
spread across the continent is known as
_____.
18. The trail that began in Independence,
Missouri, and led to Santa Fe (in what is now
New Mexico) is known as the _____.
pp. 225-226
19. The trail on which Brigham Young led the
Mormon people from Illinois to the Utah
Territory is known as the _____.
20. On the map, the trail that led from Santa Fe to
Southern California is known as the _____.

answer each question with the answers in their own paragrapgh with no labeling like numbers or anything

Answer 1

Settlers who encountered Indigenous people who stayed on their lands used a mix of legal and extra-legal pressures: they negotiated and then broke treaties, passed state laws to assert control, encroached on and fenced off Native land, used economic coercion, organized militias or private violence, and pushed for forced removal by the federal government.

The term “civilized” was used at the time to describe Native American peoples who began adopting the lifestyle, institutions, and practices of white settlers.

In the Southeast the Cherokee were the most prominent group who attempted to assimilate into white settler society.

To displace means to force people from their homes or traditional lands, to remove them from the place they normally occupy.

Georgia began working to displace the Cherokee in 1828 because white settlers and the state wanted Cherokee lands for cotton farming and settlement, had discovered gold and other resources, and sought to assert state jurisdiction over those territories.

Sovereign means possessing independent authority or self-government; a sovereign nation governs itself and makes its own laws.

Georgia ignored the Supreme Court’s ruling and continued to press for removal, and President Andrew Jackson refused to enforce the Court’s decision, effectively allowing Georgia’s actions and removal policies to proceed.

That area was to be used as Indian Territory — land set aside as reservations for relocated Native American tribes.

The decision passed by Congress to remove five Native American peoples in 1830 was known as the Indian Removal Act of 1830.

The new reservations were located in the Indian Territory that later became the state of Oklahoma.

Many members of the Cherokee nation were split by removal: a portion went west to Indian Territory while others stayed behind in the Southeast.

The forced 800‑mile march during which about one quarter of the Cherokee died is known as the Trail of Tears.

The Seminole War urged by Chief Osceola ended with heavy U.S. military pressure: many Seminoles were eventually removed west, Osceola was captured and died in custody, but a small band of Seminoles remained in Florida and the resistance was costly and only partially suppressed.

Some men traveled to Oregon Country to make a living as fur trappers and traders, especially hunting beaver for the fur trade.

Oregon Country primarily consisted of the areas that are now Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.

Americans heading to Oregon Country typically took the Oregon Trail, which began in Independence, Missouri.

The belief that the United States was divinely chosen to expand across the continent is known as Manifest Destiny.

The trail that began in Independence, Missouri, and led to Santa Fe in present-day New Mexico is known as the Santa Fe Trail.

The route Brigham Young led the Mormon people from Illinois to the Utah Territory is known as the Mormon Trail.

The trail that connected Santa Fe to Southern California on the map is known as the Old Spanish Trail.