| A | B |
|---|
| Sequoyah | Cherokee leader that developed a written alphabet for their language |
| Thomas Jefferson | as president he suggested that the voluntary movement of Native Americans west was the only way to save their culture |
| James Monroe | In 1825 he suggested moving all Native Americans living east of the MS river to lands west of the river |
| Worcester v. Georgia | Supreme Court case that declared Georgia's laws had no force in Cherokee territory |
| Andrew Jackson | "John Marshall has made his decision, Now let him enforce it!" |
| Indian Removal Act of 1830 | Gave President Jackson authority to offer Native Americans lands west of the MS river in exchange for their eastern lands |
| Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek | Choctaw gave up their eastern lands and were moved west |
| Martin Van Buren | forced the Cherokee to move in the winter of 1838-39 |
| Trail of Tears | forced march of the Cherokee to Indian Territory, 4000 died on the way |
| Seminoles | Mixture of Creek, Florida Native Americans, and escaped slaves who fought three wars to prevent their removal |
