The Indian Removal Act Map
Directions: Review the map of the Indian Removal Act on textbook page 125. Then label the following bodies of water,
areas of original Native American settlements, and territories on the accompanying outline map. In addition, label all the
existing states (Abbreviations for states are acceptable; if you need help use the map on textbook pages A6-A7)
Bodies of Water
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean
Mississippi River
Lake Michigan
Lake Erie
Missouri River
Ohio River
Native American Settlements
Cherokee
Chickasaw
Creek
Choctaw
Pottawatomie
Miami
Shawnee and Seneca
Seminole
Directions: After completing the map, use it to answer the following questions.
The routes of what two
Native American groups
crossed over part of the Gulf
of Mexico?
“Down the Ohio, up the
Mississippi and westward on
the Missouri Rive” describes
the principal route of which
group?
In what present-day states
was the Cherokee Nation
once found?
How many principal routes
did the Cherokee take to the
Indian Territory?
Through which states and
territory did the Cherokee go
through?
Where were most of the
tribes moved to?
What do you think were the
effect of this removal on
Native Americans?
Territories
Unorganized Territory
Indian Territory
Arkansas Territory (State, 1836)
Florida Territory
Indian Removal Map