1. Unit 2: Westward Expansion

2. When You Finish: Turn it in to me
Turn your Oregon Trail journal in to the box
Get out your coloring map & wait patiently 

3. Color & label your map

5. The Native American “Problem”
2 ideas: Civilization or Removal
Civilization: Native Americans would become farmers; Christians; own individual land; learn English; & be American
Removal: civilization would not work, find land in the West to settle Native Americans

6. The Native American “Problem”
Washington wanted civilization
solve the “Indian problem” by civilizing & assimilating them
1820s, racial categories evolved
meant that whites would never accept Native Americans as equals
Jackson elected in 1828
favored removal
George Washington and his administration pushed for civilization, thinking that they could solve the “Indian problem” by civilizing the tribes and assimilating them into the states.
The next 6 presidents followed suit

7. Manifest Destiny 1830: Congress passes the Indian Removal Act
Georgia decides to take over Cherokee land
1831: Cherokee win case in Supreme Court; Jackson ignores ruling
Jackson supported the state of Georgia’s decision to take over Cherokee land.

8. Indian Removal Act
1833: small group of Cherokee sign the Treaty of New Echota
Not leaders of the Cherokee Nation
15,000+ Cherokees—led by Chief John Ross—protest
Congress ignored, ratified the treaty in 1836

9. Indian Removal Act Cherokee given 2 years to move voluntarily
1838: only 2,000 had; 16,000 remained
U.S. sent in 7,000 troops & force Cherokees out

10. Why was the Indian Removal Act passed?
Use the documents to answer the questions.
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