Unit 5- Lesson 2 Review

Question	Answer
Cherokee Indians	groups of individuals that Georgia tried to remove from the state. They later challenged the Supreme Court's decision to remove them
Indian Removal Act of 1830	a law passed by Congress to move Native Americans west of the Mississippi
John L. O'Sullivan	came up with the idea of Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny	idea that Americans had the right and duty to expand west
Native American	another term for American Indian
President Andrew Jackson	set the tone for removing Native Americans by not following the Supreme Court's ruling
Reservation	land owned by Native Americans which are recognized by the government
Trail of Tears	was an extremely difficult journey. About 20,000 Cherokee were forcibly moved. During their journey, 4,000 died from disease and exhaustion
Worchester v. Georgia	Supreme Court case which said that the Cherokee tribe was an independent nation and was not subject to state laws

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