CONFLICTS OVER LAND
Chapter 11:
Section 2
Pp. 342-347
MOVING NATIVE AMERICANS
 Many Native Americans still lived in the eastern part of the
U.S.
 “Five Civilized Tribes”
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Cherokee
Creek
Seminole
Chickasaw
Choctaw
 Had farming societies and successful economies
CIVILIZED TRIBES REMOVED
 Area west of the Mississippi River
 Dry
 Unsuitable for farming
 Settlers wanted Native Americans moved to this land
 Jackson supports this
INDIAN REMOVAL ACT
 1830
 Allowed the government to pay Native Americans to move
west
 Most Native American leaders felt forced to accept payment
 Indian Territory: Area in present -day Oklahoma set aside for
Native Americans
THE CHEROKEE NATION
 Refused to give up their lands in Georgia
 Had been recognized as a separate nation
 Jackson supported Georgia’s ef forts to remove the Cherokee
 Supreme Court had ruled in favor of Cherokee
THE TRAIL OF TEARS
 1838
 Martin Van Buren (8 th President) begins the removal of the Cherokee
 General Winfield Scott and 7,000 federal troops begin removing the
Cherokee in May
 Cherokee were marched over 1 ,200 miles to the Indian
Territory
 2,000 died in camps before the move
 2,000 died on the way due to starvation, disease, and exposure
MARTIN VAN BUREN
TRAIL OF TEARS
 http://www.history.com/topics/native -american-history/trailof-tears
QUIZ
 1 . What are the “Five Civilized Tribes”? Why are they known as
the “Five Civilized Tribes”?
 2. What was the Indian Removal Act?
 3. Where were the Indians going to be removed to? Why were
they going to be moved to this locaton?
 4. What was the “Trail of Tears”? How far did the Cherokee
march? How many died in camps? How many died on the Trail
of Tears?
 5. Who was Winfield Scott?
 6. Who was Martin Van Buren?