War of 1812
This British policy of forcing American sailors into service in the British navy was a primary cause of the War of 1812.
What is impressment?
This man, nicknamed Old Hickory, became famous for his defeat of the British at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815, even though the war was technically over at the time.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
This term meant that the U.S. had a right to expand westward across the North American continent and was strongly supported by President James K. Polk.
What is Manifest Destiny?
What is the Rio Grande?
This Native American leader from the Northwest believed that white settlers were like "poisonous serpents" that should be resisted to prevent them from settling land and sided with the British during the War of 1812.
Who is Tecumseh?
This law signed in 1830 required Native Americans to move from the southeastern U.S. to Oklahoma either voluntarily or by force at the hands of the U.S. Army.
What is the Indian Removal Act?
This battle at this Spanish mission fort in the Texas Revolution is most remembered because all of the Texan fighters inside were killed by the Mexican Army.
What is the Alamo?
After the Mexican-American War, the United States entered into a time of fierce debate over whether this should be allowed in all the new territory gained from Mexico, eventually leading to the start of the Civil War.
During this battle, Francis Scott Key was inspired to write the "Star Spangled Banner," our national anthem, after watching the British bombard a fort with their cannons and bombs.
What is the Battle of Baltimore?
The Upper Creeks followed this Creek chief in their civil war when he decided to fight against white settlers.
Who is Chief Red Stick?
This battle in the Texan Revolution led to the capture of the Mexican president and the signing of the Treaties of Velasco which stated that Texas was independent from Mexico.
What is the Battle of San Jacinto?
This treaty ended the Mexican-American War and resulted in large tracts of land being given to the United States.
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
This American law shut down trade with other countries and severely damaged the U.S. economy in an attempt to get the British to stop harassing American sailors.
What is the Embargo Act (1807)?
The five Native American tribes of the southeastern U.S. were described as this because they had their own constitutions and practiced European-style agriculture.
What is civilized?
This family was responsible for moving three hundred families of other immigrants from the southern United States to Texas after making a deal with Spain to settle there.
What is the Austin family?
This term refers to the large western territory given up by Mexico to the United States gained at the end of the Mexican-American War.
What is the Mexican Cession?
This Latin phrase describes the boundaries of the U.S. and Canada returning to where they were before the War of 1812.
What is the status quo antebellum?
This treaty made Florida U.S. territory after Andrew Jackson invaded it to fight the Seminole and the Spanish without permission from Preside John Quincy Adams.
What is the Adams-Onis Treaty?
The Texas Revolution began because this man repealed the Mexican constitution, took over Mexico, took away Texan self-government, and tried to force the Texans to give up slavery.
Who is General/President Santa Anna?
This attack on U.S. soldiers in southern Texas started the Mexican-American War because both Mexicans and the U.S. believed the other side was invading their territory.
What is the Thornton Affair?