Indian Removal Vocab Crossword

An official count of a population in a state, providence, or country; usually records details of individuals
The act of giving up land, usually by a treaty
A system that began in Virginia that grants legal grants of land or "headrights" to settlers
A lottery that granted Georgia citizens the opportunity to register for a chance to win lots of land
The purchase of land in belief that the price will increase
The acceptance of money or something of value by an official that influences actions
An event in which Georgia legislators were bribed to sell land in the Ohio River Valley to four land companies
The acquisition of the Louisiana Territory by the U.S. from France
The long-term drop in economic productivity in an economy; more severe than a recession
A military conflict between the U.S. and the Great Britain that lasted from June 1812 to February 1815
An official ban on trade between two countries
The system of British captains taking sailors of American ships and forcing them into British Navy
Legislators in Congress who pushed for war with Great Britain.
Dishonest or fraudulent behavior by those in power typically involving bribery
A set of written characters that represent syllables to be used as an alphabet
A military conflict between European American and Native American in 1780s and 1790s
A treaty signed by the leaders of the Creek people and Henry Knox; the Creek gave up all their land east of the Oconee River
Southeastern Indians who wanted to fight the United States in the early 19th century
Southeastern Indians who wanted to peace with the United States in the early 19th century
A treaty that made the U.S. pay Creek Chief McIntosh $200,000 to give up the last Creek land in Georgia
A legal action in court
The new capital of the Cherokee Nation in 1825
The act of moving to a new place
The major event that moved multiple Native American groups west that killed thousands of Native Americans in the 19th century