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This page shows a list of test questions in the 8th Grade Social Studies public release collection at MSDE. 8th Grade Social Studies
Unit "4 - Geographic Expansion and Political Division (1820-1860)," Topic "Jacksonian Era"

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This is a multiple choice question that allows you to select only one option.

Study the map.

The image title is Trail of Tears, 1830s. Legend, dark gray, Indian reservations; black, Chickasaw and Choctaw Indian lands; gray, Cherokee and Creek Indian Lands; light gray, Seminole Indian Lands; arrow represents routes.

Which event caused the movement of people shown on this map?

  1. A.
    the passage of the Indian Claims Limitations Act
  2. B.
    the enforcement of the Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act
  3. C.
    the enforcement of the Indian Removal Act
  4. D.
    the adoption of the Indian Reorganization Act