Question

true or false
write t for true and f for false. correct any false statements to make them true.

1. indian tribes in the south sided with the americans during the revolutionary war.
2. settlers did not fear indian attacks on the frontier.
3. president jackson persuaded congress to pass the indian removal act.
4. the indian removal act encouraged all indians west of the mississippi river to leave their homes and move east of the river.
5. the u.s. government signed a treaty with the cherokee nation in 1791.
6. the cherokee nation extended to parts of tennessee, kentucky, and ohio.
7. chief john ross argued on behalf of the cherokee before the u.s. supreme court.

Explanation:

1. Most Southern Indian tribes allied with the British to protect their lands from American expansion.
2. Frontier settlers faced frequent threats of raids, leading to widespread fear.
3. President Andrew Jackson was a key advocate for and secured congressional passage of the 1830 Indian Removal Act.
4. The act forced Eastern Indigenous nations to relocate to designated lands west of the Mississippi.
5. The Treaty of Holston, signed in 1791, established formal relations between the U.S. and Cherokee.
6. Traditional Cherokee lands centered on the Southeast, not Kentucky or Ohio.
7. Chief John Ross led legal challenges, including arguing before the Supreme Court to defend Cherokee sovereignty.

Answer:

1. F; Indian tribes in the South sided with the British during the Revolutionary War.
2. F; Settlers feared Indian attacks on the frontier.
3. T
4. F; The Indian Removal Act encouraged all Indians east of the Mississippi River to leave their homes and move west of the river.
5. T
6. F; The Cherokee nation extended to parts of Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama.
7. T