Manifest Destiny
The belief that it is a country's God-given right to expand and that the act of doing so was inevitable
What is manifest destiny?
The President in office during the Mexican American War
Who is (President) James K. Polk?
This was one initiative which helped lead to westward expansion in the 1840s- supported and signed into law by President Andrew Jackson
What is Indian Removal?
She was the primary conductor on the Underground Railroad
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This American poet is best known for poems and tales of horror like "The Raven" and short stories like "The Cask of Amontillado", but is often credited with helping create the mystery genre too!
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
This particular religious group has their own overland trail named after them which stretches from Illinois to Utah
Who are the Mormons?
This famous Transcendentalist went to jail for refusing to pay his poll tax out of protest for the Mexican American War
Who is Henry David Thoreau?
In Jackson's Bank War, Jackson successfully closed down the Second Bank of the United States. Afterwards, he redistributed the government's money among these state-level institutions called:
What are "pet banks"?
The name for the reform movement which sought to ban alcohol in the United States
Painter originally from England who, upon immigrating to the New England region, helped establish the Hudson River School- famous for its breathtaking landscape portraits
Leader of the American settlers in Texas who staged a revolt against Mexico and Santa Anna in protest of Mexico's laws within the province:
Who is Sam Houston?
This is the treaty that brought the Mexican American War to an end.
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
This major Supreme Court case ruled that Georgia could not enforce state laws on Cherokee land. The court ruling went largely ignored.
What is Worcester v. Georgia?
A movement that sought to reform society by emphasizing the role of nature and the necessity of human perfectibility
What is transcendentalism?
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe?
What is the Treaty of Kanagawa?
This part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo secured a massive parcel of land in the Southwest to the United States
This is the standoff between Jackson's government and the state of South Carolina in which the state threatened to secede over the issue of tariffs
What is the Nullification Crisis?
Abolitionist who called for an immediate ban on slavery; helped organize the American Anti-Slavery Society and published his own newspaper, The Liberator
Who is William Lloyd Garrison?
Not exactly a page-turner, but Thoreau wrote this famous book upon living in the woods for over 2 years. The title comes from the name of the pond next to his cabin:
What is Walden?
Term for an unauthorized military expedition in a foreign country, usually with the intent of overthrowing that country's government
What is a filibuster?
What is the Wilmot Proviso?
What is the spoils system?
What is Brook Farm?
Story of a man who goes to sleep in the woods for 20 years and wakes up to find his home has changed drastically during that time. Be sure to give the title and the author in your response:
What is Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving?