Vocab
Act Congress created to remove Native Americans from their homeland.
What is the Indian Removal Act?
Which nickname was Andrew Jackson commonly known by?
Old Hickory
What is manifest destiny?
Belief that the U.S. was meant to expand its territory from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast
Great Britain
What mainly encouraged many people to move to California in 1849?
The discovery of gold
The 800-mile forced march of the Cherokee and other Native American groups from their homeland in the Southeast to territory in Oklahoma.
What is the Trail of Tears?
Which war made Andrew Jackson a national military hero before his presidency?
The War of 1812 (specifically the Battle of New Orleans)
What piece of land, acquired from France, doubled the size of the United States at the time?
The Louisiana Purchase
What US politician was nicknamed the "Great Compromiser"?
Henry Clay
What was the name of the most commonly traveled path to go out West, used after a video game today?
The Oregon Trail
the legal theory that U.S. states can invalidate federal laws they deem unconstitutional.
What is nullification?
Andrew Jackson formed the _________ at the end of his presidency?
The Democratic Party
What piece of land was acquired during the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819?
Florida.
A newly elected president gives jobs to people who donated to his campaign is an example of what?
The Spoils System
Levi Strauss is famous in the document for inventing or selling which product?
The blue jeans
an exaggerated loyalty or devotion to the interests of a specific region—such as the North, South, or West—rather than to the country as a whole
What is sectionalism?
Which state threatened to secede during the Nullification Crisis?
South Carolina
What was the name of the treaty which essentially ended the Mexican-American War and gave us the Mexican Cession?
The Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo
J.A. Folger is noted in the document for founding which type of business?
A coffee firm
What famous battle cry came out of the Battle of the Alamo?
Remember the Alamo!
a high protective tariff passed in 1828 that taxed imported goods at roughly 50% to protect Northern manufacturing.
What is the Tariff of Abominations?
Which long-term consequence is often linked to Jackson’s dismantling of the National Bank and placing federal funds in state banks?
A financial crisis known as the Panic of 1837 that followed after his presidency.
What was the last piece of land acquired for the contiguous U.S. under Manifest Destiny?
Gadsden Purchase
What was "The Lone Star Republic?"
Texas, as an independent country from 1836 - 1846.
Who were the "Forty-Niners [49ers]?"
Gold prospectors in California.