Long before the white man came to the America, the land belonged to the American Indian nations. The nation of the Cherokees lived in What is now the southeastern part of the United States.
In 1830, the U.S. Congress passed a law. It allowed the government to remove Indians from their lands. The Cherokees refused to go. They had lived on their lands for centuries. It belonged to them. Why should they go to a strange land far beyond the Mississippi River?
1. The Cherokee Nation used to live
B) In the southeastern part of the US.
D) In the western territory.
A) writing down the spoken language.
C) Teaching his people reading.
3. A law was passed in 1830 to
B) Send the army to help the Cherokees.
D) Forbid the Cherokees to read their newspaper.
A) they went in carts.
C) They marched on foot.
5. Many Cherokees died on their way to their new home mainly because
B) The government did not provide transportation
D) The journey was long and boring.
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