Indian Removal
Unit 4:Part 3Vocabulary
Compromises
Unit 5: Part 1 Vocabulary
The Civil War
100
A symbol alphabet, created by Sequoyah, in an attempt to assimilate to the culture of the U.S citizens.
What is syllabary.
100
The nick name given to Indians who were peaceful and did not fight US citizens.
Who are White Sticks.
100
A political act which attempted to balance the number of free states and slave states in 1820. In this act Maine became a free state.
What is the Missouri Compromise.
100
A term which describes the era before the American Civil War.
What is antebellum.
100
After the southern states seceded from the Union, the title of the country made up of southern, slave states was called . . .
What is the Confederate States of America.
200
The agreement that officially ended the French and Indian War in 1763.
What is the Treaty of Paris.
200
The path which Cherokee Indians were forced to walk from their captial, New Echota, to the future state of Oklahoma.
What is the Trail of Tears.
200
The creation of laws based on the consent of the people (citizens) of a state.
What is popular sovereignty.
200
A series of laws created in the south during the Antebellum Era, which were designed to make like difficult for Africans.
What is slave code.
200
The bloodiest one day battle of the American Civil War.
What is Battle of Antietam.
300
Recieved $200,000 in the Treaty of Indian Springs and was later killed by his tribe and labeled as a trator.
Who is Chief William McIntosh.
300
The agreement which ended the Oconee War in the 1700's and forced Creeks to give up their lands east of the Oconee River.
What is Treaty of New York.
300
The political act which allowed for two territories to decide whether they were going to become slave or free states.
What is the Kansas - Nebraska Act.
300
The speech and political act given by President Abraham Lincoln which freed 4 million slaves in the Conferate States during the Civil War.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation.
400
Famous case in which Chief Justice John Marshall ruled that the Cherokee Nation could keep their land in Georgia.
What is Worcester vs. The State of Georgia.
400
Samuel Worcester agreed to leave the terms of his prison sentence up to the generosity of the state of Georgia. Another word for generosity is....?
What is magnanimity.
400
This political act allowed for California to be admitted as a free state and the District of Columbia residents could keep their slaves.
What is the Compromise of 1850.
400
A term for southern, middle class citizens who owned less that 500 acres of land and were either doctors, lawyers, etc.
What is yeoman farmer.
400
A turning point battle in North Georgia during the Civil War.
What is the Battle of Chickamauga.
500
President who forced the Cherokee Removal.
Who is Andrew Jackson.
500
A series of small battles and skirmishes between Creek Indians and settlers along the South Carolina border.
What is the Yamasee War.
500
Both the North and the South were unwilling to respect the ideals and/or beliefs within their own, unique lifestyles. This action is known as . . . ?
What is sectionalism.
500
The social order of groups in a society.
What is class structure.
500
The man responsible for the Atlanta Campaign and the March to the Sea.
Who is General William T. Sherman.
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