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Reading Comprehension Quiz: Indian Removal 1814-1858
1. All of the following factors contributed to the government’s support of Indian Removal to lands
further west EXCEPT
a. White settlers eagerness to increase land for cotton farming.
b. The Seminole tribe practice of harboring fugitive slaves.
c. Resented and jealousy on the part of white settlers over the tribes assimilation.
d. Unjustified attacks by the tribes on white settlers.
2. The Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chicasaw, and Seminole nations are were designated as the “Five
Civilized Tribes” because
a. They developed an alphabet and were considered widely literate.
b. The adopted Anglo-American practices such as large-scale farming, Western education, and
slave-holding.
c. They used the court system to settle their disputes with the U.S. government.
d. The tribes voluntarily moved west after signing treaties with the U.S. government.
3. According to the article, President Jackson’s policies toward the Native Americans is described as
“paternalistic and patronizing,” which means
a. He felt a father-like responsibility to protect and guide the Native Americans.
b. He looked down on them as uncivilized and savage.
c. He respected their culture and sophistication.
d. He considered them enemies of the government to be defeated.
4. Which of the tribes fought along-side fugitive slaves to resist removal west?
a. The Creek
b. The Cherokee
c. The Seminole
d. The Choctaw
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5. Why was the “Treaty of New Etocha” not recognized by a majority of the Cherokee?
a. It was an illegitimate treaty signed by only a small group of unrecognized leaders.
b. Chief John Ross and other members of the tribe did not believe the terms were generous
enough.
c. The lands selected for their relocation were already occupied by other tribes.
d. The government gave them only two years to relocate which the tribe found insufficient.
6. Based on what you have read, what other factors contributed to the government’s forced relocation
of the over 46,000 Native American people during this period?
7. Did you learn anything that surprised you about the actions of either the Native tribes or the white
settlers?
Student Feedback:
8. I understood the major points of the article.
a. Strongly agree
b. Agree
c. Disagree
d. Strongly disagree
b. Agree
c. Disagree
d. Strongly disagree
9. I found the article interesting.
a. Strongly agree
10. I found the issue addressed to be treated in a fair and unbiased manner.
a. Strongly agree
b. Agree
c. Disagree
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d. Strongly disagree