| A | B |
|---|
| Cherokee Indians | groups of individuals that Georgia tried to remove from the state. |
| 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. |
| Worchester v. Georgia | Supreme Court case which said that the Cherokee tribe was an independent nation and was not subject to state laws |
