Natives and Newcomers Practice Quiz
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Much of the tensions between Anglo settlers and Native American tribes came from persistent struggles over both
land and culture.
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Many of the tensions between Anglo settlers and Native Americans arose over cultural differences. Native people who acclimated to Anglo American culture were broadly considered to be civilized, although they still faced considerable mistreatment. Those who didn’t acclimate were often considered
by whites to be savages. One Native American who successfully acclimated was Cherokee leader John Ross. Ross founded the town of Ross’s Landing (now called Chattanooga, Tennessee). He joined the Methodist church and sought to help his tribe through the U.S. political and legal systems. More practical conflicts between whites and natives came from land claims. The U.S. government sought to distribute land to white settlers, even when that land was already inhabited by Native Americans.
One method the federal government used to forcibly relocate Native Americans was the passage of the
Indian Removal Act, which allocated land in Oklahoma for Native Americans who were uprooted from their homes in a large region of the southern United States.
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One major land dispute resulted from the U.S. government’s efforts to remove Native Americans from land ranging from Tennessee to Louisiana. Those lands had been allocated to Native American tribes through prior treaties, but President Andrew Jackson was determined to relocate the relevant tribes, by
force if necessary. Congress passed the Indian Removal Act in 1830 to give Jackson the authority to remove the tribes, but the Supreme Court issued multiple decisions, such as
Worcester v. Georgia
(1832), limiting governmental power over the tribes. Jackson ignored the court’s rulings, presiding over a brutal death march of the Cherokee nation that became known as the Trail of Tears.
Identify each statement as either true or false.
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The Second Seminole War lasted only ten days and resulted in the entire tribe being removed from the state of Florida.
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Black Hawk was taken prisoner by white volunteer troops but was later pardoned by President Jackson.
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Nearly all eastern Cherokees lost their lives on the Trail of Tears.
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Osceola, leader of the Seminoles in Florida, was captured by the federal government and died in jail.
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As the United States expanded, government officials began to seek to relocate Native Americans, making room for more white settlements. An organized, forced march was the method officials chose to relocate the Cherokee. Conditions on the march were so brutal that about a quarter of eastern Cherokees died—hence the subsequent designation for the journey as the Trail of Tears. Efforts by the government to remove Seminoles from Florida were less successful. U.S. forces waged a seven-year war known as the Second Seminole War. Government forces captured Seminole leader Osceola, who died in jail. However, many Seminoles never left Florida, and a third war with the Seminole nation began in 1855.
Another attack by U.S. forces occurred in Illinois on the banks of the Mississippi River. A hunting party led by Sauk warrior Black Hawk returned to their land to find that white settlers had attacked native people there. Black Hawk fought against militias from Illinois and Michigan and was eventually captured. Black Hawk was unrepentant, and he was eventually pardoned by the president. His autobiography inspired many and became a best seller. Natives like Sarah Winnemucca of the Paiute tribe had to defend against frequent kidnappings and attacks on young Native American girls by white men. Winnemucca reportedly protected her sister from such an incursion by burying her sister up to her neck and covering her head with leaves.
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