Trail of Tears
What was the purpose behind the Trail of tears?
It required the Cherokee nation to give up their land.
What three territories were acquired from a treaty?
Great Britain Cession, Florida, Oregon County
What were three major states Mexico released to the US?
California, Nevada, Arizona
Which state had the larger latino population in the early 2000's?
Georgia or Texas?
Texas
Texas was initially part of which country before being apart of the US?
Could the Cherokee people attack and defend their lands during the Trail of tears?
NO, they couldn't defend their own land.
How many present day states were apart of the Louisiana Purchase?
13
Which conflict existed in Texas between Mexicans and settlers from the United States in the mid-1800s?
Santa Anna ignored the American Freedoms in the New Mexican Constitution
In the early 2000's in the US, which state had the most Latino population?
California
Who were the first people to live in Texas?
Indians
What happened to the Cherokee people on the the Trail of tears?
Name one state that became a state after 1880?
Check map in book
Which belief suggested that the United States and its citizens had the right and duty to spread democracy across the continent and fill the land from coast to coast?
"Manifest Destiny"
In the early 1900's, which continent had the most immigrants come to the United States?
Europe
Why did the Europeans not want to settle in Texas?
There was no gold
During the trial of Worcester v Georgia what was John Marshall's POV on the situations with the Cherokees?
John Marshall believed that the Cherokee land was not the governments.
What year did Hawaii and Alaska become a state for the US?
1959
Which aspect of California was wanted by many Americans in the mid-1800s?
Great Natural Harbours
In 1755, which ethnic groups were located in Virgina?
Africans, English, Scot-Irish
Who thought it was wrong of Andrew Jackson to kick the Cherokees out of their own land, and lost his seat in Congress?
David Crockett
Which president wanted created and enacted the Indian Removal Act?
Andrew Jackson
In what year did California become a state?
1850
Who led a group of 300 settlers from Missouri to Texas and became a Mexican citizen and a Catholic?
Stephen Austin
In the early 1800's which immigrant ethnic group was the largest?
Ireland
What was the reason for the war at Alamo?
The Texans wanted independence from the Mexicans.