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1. Which American Indian tribe traveled the farthest to get to Indian Territory? About how many miles did they travel? 2. Which tribes used only one route to get to Indian Territory? 3. How many major tribes were forced to move west because of the Indian Removal Act of 1830? Name them. 4. Which tribe crossed the Gulf of Mexico to get to Indian Territory? 5. How many different routes did the Cherokee use to get to their new home?

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Answer 1:

The Cherokee In 1837, were forcefully relocated from North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Alabama, and Tennessee.

Those from Texas traveled at least 2,684 Kilometers.

Answer 2:

The tribes which used only one route to get to the Indian Territory are the Seminole and Chicksaw tribes.

Answer 3:

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was used to eject 5 major civilized Indian tribes.

Answer 4:

The Seminoles were the Indian tribe that crossed the Gulf of Mexico in order to get to the Indian Territory.

The Seminole Nation is one of the groups known as the 5 Civilized Tribes. The 5 civilized tribes are

  1. Seminole
  2. Cherokee
  3. Chickasaw
  4. Choztaw, and
  5. Creek

Answer 5:

There was a total of three routes used by the 5 tribes that were forcefully relocated from America.

Explanation;

President Andrew Jackson in the 1830s, pursued a policy that would permit the legal removal of Indians. When the policy was enacted, it forced Native Americans living in Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi to trek hundreds of miles to the place we now call Oklahoma.

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