1. Native Americans

2. A. Background Information

3. 1000’s of tribes lived throughout America

4. Native Americans lived off the land and taught the first Americans how to survive through hunting and farming

5. B. The Indian Removal Act
Jackson wanted to open Indian land up for American settlement
Under pressure, Congress passed the Indian Removal Act
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6. The Bureau of Indian Affairs was created to manage this
This authorized moving Native Americans East of the Mississippi to west of the Mississippi
The Bureau of Indian Affairs was created to manage this
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7. C. The Choctaw The Choctaw were the first tribe forced to move
Mississippi forced them to sign the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek – ceding 7.5 million acres of their land.
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8. Hearing of this, other tribes tried to resist
Moved during the winter, the U.S. government didn’t provide enough supplies
¼ of the tribe died
Hearing of this, other tribes tried to resist

9. Other Tribes
Creek Indians- resisted removal but were captured and forced to march to Indian Territory Chickasaw Indians- negotiated a treaty for better supplies but many still died

10. D. Cherokee Resistance

12. 1. The Cherokee adapt
Thinking they could avoid conflict, they adopted white culture
Created a government similar to the U.S.
Children were taught English
Sequoya created an alphabet for the Cherokee language

13. 2. Gold was discovered on Cherokee land in Georgia

14. 3. Georgia tried to push the Cherokee out

15. 4. Worchester v. Georgia
The Cherokee claimed they had a treaty with US government so they could not be pushed out by Georgia
The Cherokee filed a lawsuit that went all the way to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court sided with the Cherokee

16. 5. Andrew Jackson refused to honor the decision made by the court

17. 6. The Federal Army was sent to remove the Cherokee, not protect them !

18. 7. Trail of Tears – An 800 mile march which resulted in the death of ¼ of the tribe.

19. D. Other Native Americans Resist

20. 1. The Fox and Sauk Led by Black Hawk they tried to fight
After they ran out of food and supplies, they were removed

21. 2. The Seminoles
Leadership was forced to sign a treaty; followers ignored it
Osceola led his people to resist by force – he was captured and died in prison
4,000 were moved but officials gave up, some descendants still live there