American History Chapter 5 Flashcards

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Trail of Tears

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The forced journey of the Cherokee Indians from their homes in Georgia to the lands in the West in 1838-1839.

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Relocate

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To move to another location.

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Andrew Jackson

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Our 7th president elected in 1829. Elected as a man of the frontier. He wrote Indian Removal Act. Nicknamed “Old Hickory.”

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Dawes act

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A federal law that intended to turn turn Native american into farmers and land owners.

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Indian Removal act

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The 1830 law that authorized the president to move Eastern Indians to public lands west of the Mississippi.

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Carlisle school

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Indian boarding school in Penn. 1879- 1918 - Used to assimilate Indians toward the white European culture.

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Cheif justice John Marshall

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A supreme court justice that voted in favor in letting Native Americas stay on native land in Georgia. President Jackson response was “Him and what army”- He refused to listen to the higher court.

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