Missouri wanted to enter the Union as this kind of state.
What is a slave state?
100
The war that led to other Indian territories to be taken over.
What is The Black Hawk war?
100
The item the Mexicans tried to remove from the town of Gonzales.
What is a cannon?
100
The belief that the US should expand across the continient to the Pacific Ocean.
What is Manifest Destiny?
200
The treaty that was responsible for ending the War of 1812.
What is The Treaty of Ghent
200
This state would be allowed in the Union as a free state under the Missouri Compromise.
What is Maine?
200
President Jackson and others felt the American farmers deserved the land ___________________ to _____________ because it was so fertile. This forced the Indians to move West.
What is Georgia and Mississippi?
200
The name of the Franciscan Mission in San Antonio.
What is The Alamo?
200
Many Americans went west to these places.
What is California, Oregon and Texas?
300
What Congress did for the first time in U.S. History in June 1812.
What is declare war?
300
The Missouri Compromise prohibited this from happening any more.
What is the importation of new slaves?
300
In _______Congress passed the Indian Removal Act and established the Indian Territory which is now _________.
What is 1830 and Oklahoma?
300
The phrase that was heard throughout Texas after the Battle of the Alamo.
What is "Remember the Alamo!"?
300
The Donner party was stuck in this area after taking a "short cut".
What is Sierra Nevada?
400
Who did most Americans feel were responsible for encouraging Native Americans to fight U.S. forces in the west?
Who are the British
400
Slavery would be prohibited north of this line.
What is 36 degrees 30 minutes (aka 36 30 parallel)?
400
The indian tribe that tried to adapt to the American ways.
What are the Cherokees?
400
The month and year Texas win independence from Mexico.
What is April 1836?
400
The Donner party headed west in the Spring of 1846. Rescuers found them in February 1847 starving and freezing. Of the 87 members, this many survived.
What is 47?
500
Why was Tecumseh so upset with Harrison and the American settlers?
What is he felt no one leader had the right to take land from the Indians.
500
The year the Missouri Compromise was approved.
What is 1820?
500
The 800 mile march of the removal of Indians from their land became known as ____ _______ ___ _____, and it last from _________ to ______.
What is The Trail of Tears, 1838-1839
500
The name of at least 3 people that help protect the Franciscan Mission in San Antonio called the Alamo.
Who is William Travis, Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett,Susanna Dickinson, or Juan Senguin?
500
Many Americans felt since the agriculture was so good in the west it was ok to take land away from these two groups of people.