Indian Removal Act

A treaty between a Native American tribe and the U.S. government

A designated period of time in which a tribe can continue to live on a plot of land

An area of land established by the U.S. government for a Native American tribe to live on

To change your culture to fit in with the dominant culture

To maintain your cultural independence

To integrate new and old cultural customs

They could live on American land as long as they did not farm on it

They could keep their land as long as they signed a treaty

The treaties they signed with the American government were often broken

They assimilated to American culture

They fought for their right to their lands

They made treaties with the American government

A federal law that called for the forced removal of the 5 "civilized" tribes in the southeast

A decision by the U.S. government to help tribes become more "civilized" and assimilate to U.S. customs

A treaty signed by the 5 civilized tribes to sell their lands to the U.S. government

Thomas Jefferson

George Washington

John Adams

Andrew Jackson

Swamp lands in Florida

Mexico

Reservations in Oklahoma

Reservations in California

Five tribes from different parts of the south were forced into one territory in Oklahoma

Only the Cherokee tribe were forced west

Each of the 5 tribes were given a land equal in size to the land they had occupied in the east

5 tribes from the west were forced to move to the east

The law that forced 5 tribes to move west to Okalahoma

The devastating experience of the Cherokee journey to reservations in Oklahoma

The Cherokee tribe's decision to move west