Skillbook Visual Source Exercises 4 - Map: The Indian Removal Act
U.S. History Skillbook
Exercise #4
The Indian Removal Act
Study the map, and then answer the questions that follow. Refer to Chapter 12 (page 47) for guidance on effective map analysis.
- Why did many Americans think that the Native Americans were “in the way of expansion” in the 1830s?
- Who gained the greatest benefit from the Indian Removal Act? Why?
- Why do you think no one spoke out against the Indian Removal Act? Why do you think no one tried to stop this removal?