Vocab
Executive Branch
Legislative/Judicial
Amendments
Age of Jackson
Manifest Destiny
To Oregon!
100
Forced removal of Cherokees and their transportation to Oklahoma
What is the Trail of tears?
100
How old does a person have to be to become the president
what is 35 years old
100
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
What is 9 justices
100
No unreasonable searches and seizures
Amendment 4
100
Andrew Jackson expanded voting right to which group of people
All white men
100
The belief that American Settlers had the right to extend U.S. territory all the way to the West Coast
What is Manifest Destiny?
100
Four cities were used as jumping off places to get started on the Oregon Trail, name 2
Independence, Westport, St. Joseph, Omaha, Council Bluffs
200
Rewarding government jobs as a reward for their support in an election
What is the spoils system?
200
If the president does not agree with laws made by the Legislative Branch they can?
Veto
200
How long is a term for a member of the house of repesentatives
What is 2 years?
200
Bail, fines, and punishments must not be excessive?
Amendment 8
200
This is an example of what? Andrew Jackson is a murder not a friend to the common man!
Mudslinging
200
Before Floridia could become a state they had to wait for another state to join the Union, name the state
What is Iowa
200
How quickly could a person die from Cholera?
In a few hours
300
Loyalty to a region and conflict that will come from it-North, South, and West
What is Sectionalism
300
How long are the terms a president can serve
2, 4 year terms
300
How long is a term for a senator?
What is 6 years?
300
The government cannot deprive you of life, liberty, or property without due process of law
Amendment 5
300
Andrew Jackson used this system to give political positions to his supporters
What is the spoils system
300
The creator of the Santa Fe trail?
Who is William Becknell
300
Why did those traveling the Oregon trail prefer oxen over other animals?
Easier to handle live off of prairie grass
400
Individuals and businesses own property and decide how to use it- American
What is Capitalism
400
BONUS-The president is considered this over the military?
Commander in Chief
400
What are the qualifications for a member of the House of Representatives
A member must be 25 years old and a citizen for 7 years
400
The right to have a jury hear your case in a criminal trial
Amendment 6
400
Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams both used this tactic to say bad things about each other during the election of 1828?
What is mudslinging?
400
The winner of the famous battle of the Alamo?
What is Mexico?
400
The real enemies of the Oregon trail were, name 2
cholera, poor sanitation, accidental gunshots
500
Taxes to protect American good from imports from other countries
What is a tariff
500
BONUS- Andrew Jackson had a bird that had to be removed from his funeral because the bird did this?
Cursed loudly
500
What are the qualification for a senator?
30 years old, and a citizen for 9 years
500
The right to have a jury hear your case in most civil trials
Amendment 7
500
BONUS: Andrew Jackson fended off a would be assassin by...
What is hitting him with a cane?
500
James K. Polk had a 3 step plan to defeat Mexico in the Mexican American war, name one step.
Drive Mexican forces out of Texas, Seize New Mexico and California, Capture the capital Mexico City
500
Name this landmark seen on the Oregon trail
Chimney Rock