Question

Chapter 17: Westward Migration
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 1

1. Forcing relocation (removal), signing unfair treaties, violence/attacks, pushing onto reservations, or attempting to assimilate them (pressure to adopt white customs).
2. "Civilized"
3. The Cherokee (part of the "Five Civilized Tribes")
4. To displace: to force someone to leave their home or usual place.
5. Georgia wanted Cherokee land for white settlers (and for resources like gold) and to expand cotton agriculture.
6. Sovereign: having independent, self-governing authority.
7. Georgia ignored the Court ruling and continued actions to remove the Cherokees; President Andrew Jackson refused to enforce the Supreme Court decision.
8. It was to be used as Indian Territory — land set aside for relocated Native American tribes.
9. The Indian Removal Act of 1830
10. In what is now Oklahoma (then called Indian Territory)
11. The Creek (Muscogee) people split, with some moving west to Indian Territory and some remaining in the South.
12. The Trail of Tears
13. The U.S. eventually forced most Seminoles west to Indian Territory; a small number avoided removal and remained in Florida (many retreated into the Everglades).
14. Fur trapping / the fur trade (beaver trappers, mountain men)
15. Present-day Oregon, Washington, and Idaho
16. The Oregon Trail
17. Manifest Destiny
18. The Santa Fe Trail
19. The Mormon Trail
20. The Old Spanish Trail