Category 1: Early Presidents
Category 2: War of 1812 & Monroe
Category 3: Andrew Jackson
Category 4: Westward Expansion
Category 5: Slavery & Sectionalism
100

What title was given to George Washington?

What is Mr. President?

100

Who wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner"?

Who is Francis Scott Key?

100

What was Jackson's nickname?

Who is The Common Man's President?

100

What country did Texas gain independence from?

What is Mexico?

100

Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?

Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe?

200

What was Washington's foreign policy?

What is Neutrality?

200

What city did the British burn?

What is Washington, D.C.?

200

What was the Spoils System?

What is giving government jobs to supporters?

200

What war led to the Mexican Cession?

What is the Mexican-American War?

200

What was popular sovereignty?

hat is letting residents vote on slavery?

300

What event involved French officials demanding bribes?

What is the XYZ Affair?

300

Name one cause of the War of 1812.

What is impressment, British support of Native Americans, or trade issues?

300

What law led to the Trail of Tears?

What is the Indian Removal Act?

300

What purchase completed the southern railroad route?

What is the Gadsden Purchase?

300

Where did John Brown raid?

What is Harpers Ferry?

400

Why was Jefferson concerned about the Louisiana Purchase?

What is the Constitution did not specifically allow presidents to purchase land?

400

What was the Monroe Doctrine?

What is a warning to European nations not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere?

400

What was Jackson's conflict with the National Bank called?

What is the Bank War?

400

Why was Texas annexation controversial?

What is it could increase the number of slave states?

400

What law required runaway slaves to be returned?

What is the Fugitive Slave Act?

500

How did the Embargo Act affect America?

What is it hurt the American economy by stopping trade?

500

What was one result of the War of 1812?

What is increased nationalism, manufacturing, or American pride?

500

Why do some historians call Jackson an abuser of power?

What is he ignored Supreme Court decisions, used veto power often, or forced Native Americans west?

500

Name two territories gained during westward expansion

What are Texas, Oregon Territory, Mexican Cession, Florida, or Gadsden Purchase?

500

What issue divided North and South the most?

What is slavery?

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