Vocab
People
Andrew Jackson
Manifest Destiny
Mix and Match
100
A states ability to refuse or cancel a law
Nullify
100
He was the Mexican General who defeated the Texans during the Battle of the Alamo.
Santa Anna
100
An important political change that impacted the election of 1828 was that
most states removed the property requirement for voting allowing more people to vote.
100
What was the name the Cherokee gave for their journey from their homes in Georgia to the Indian territory west of the Mississippi?
Trail of Tears
100
What happened at the Battle of the Alamo?
All 186 Texans were killed
200
The idea that it was fate that the U.S. would expand the entire continent.
Manifest Destiny
200
He coined the phrase “Manifest Destiny”.
John O'Sullivan
200
Jackson was nicknamed the Hero of the Common Man for all of the following reason
Answers will vary -
Log Cabin
Uneducated
Not wealthy
etc
200
How did the Cherokee respond the the Indian Removal Act?
They sued the United States government in the Supreme Court
Worcester v Georgia
200
What was another name for Gold Prospectors in the 1840's?
49ers
300
The political power to stop or forbid something from happening (PRESIDENT)
Veto
300
Gold was found on his land in California sparking the Gold Rush.
John Sutter
300
Andrew Jackson killed this institution with a veto
Bank of the United States
300
In Worcester vs. Georgia the Supreme Court ruled that
Indian tribes were allowed to stay on their land.
300
The gold rush in California led to the persecution of many ______ immigrants
Chinese
400
- To break away from the U.S.
Secede
400
He was the Vice President who encouraged the south not to follow the Tariff during the Nullification crisis.
John C. Calhoun
400
The Nullification Crisis involved a dispute over
Tariffs
400
What issue delayed the process for adding Texas to the U.S.?
Slavery
400
What does this painting symbolize? Give me two details which support this idea
Manifest Destiny
technology, Lady Liberty, education, light v dark, Natives and buffalo leaving, etc.
500
Loyalty to a particular region of the country, not the country itself.
Sectionalism
500
He helped lead the Texans to victory and was later chosen as the first President of Texas.
Sam Houston
500
Andrew Jackson founded what political party?
Democrats
500
Identify THREE hardships that settlers experienced along the Oregon Trail
Weather, accidents, violence, the mountains, rivers, Native Americans, disease, etc.
500
What was the Nullification Crisis?
South Carolina, lead by John C. Calhoun said they would leave or secede from the United States if they were forced to follow the Tariff of Abomination.