Chapter 12 Pgs.

353 - 371 of Creating America

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Andrew Jackson
and

The Trail of Tears

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1. LIFE OF ANDREW JACKSON
Youthful Life
Road to Congress
War Hero
Appeal to voters

2. Changes During Jackson’s Presidency

Political Economic Social
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3. How long had Native Americans been Pushed off 4. Which tribe adapted the most to white customs
their land?

5. What Did Settlers want Native Americans to do 6. How did President Jackson view Native Americans
and why did whites start moving into Cherokee Land?

7. What 5 tribes lived east of the Mississippi River 8. What act was passed in 1830? What this did this
by 1800 and what were they called? Act do?

9. REASONS NATIVE AMERICANS WERE FORCED WEST

Economic Political Social

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10. Which States became part of Indian Territory? 11. What was the movement of Cherokees to Indian
Territory called? Why was it called this?

12.
Use Page 360 of your book to diagram and
label Indian Removal Routes. Routes should
include the names of the tribes relocated.
Color and label their destination state.

13 . Who was Osceola and what did he do? What 14. Who led Native American Resistance in Illinois and
happened in 1842? what happened?
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15. Why did the South oppose high tariffs?

16. What were Calhoun’s reasons for proposing

the doctrine of nullification?

17. Why did South Carolina threaten secession,

and how was the crisis resolved?