Settlers in the West
This was the belief that the westward expansion of the U.S. was inevitable and necessary.
What is Manifest Destiny?
This 1803 purchase was made from France for a mere $15 million.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
This new party emerged in 1833 to oppose Andrew Jackson.
What is the Whig Party?
This president fought for the "common man" by giving the people more power.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
This wonder in Rome, Italy was once used for gladiatorial battles, executions, and even mock naval battles.
What is the Colosseum?
These early settlers of Oregon guided travelers and traded animal furs.
What are mountain men?
Before becoming a state in 1845, Texas was a country with this name.
What is the Republic of Texas?
During his presidency, Jackson shut this institution down (hint: think Alexander Hamilton).
What is the national bank or Second Bank of the U.S.?
This president ordered the army to send Cherokee Native Americans down the Trail of Tears.
Who is Martin Van Buren?
The famous statue of a man spreading his arms over Rio de Janeiro, Brazil depicts this historical figure.
Who is Jesus?
These gold miners took advantage of the California Gold Rush. They are named after the year in which it began.
What are Forty-Niners?
This territory was ceded to the U.S. at the end of the Mexican-American War.
What is the Mexican Cession?
These people fought alongside the Seminoles during the Seminole Wars.
What are escaped slaves or Black Seminoles?
This president died of pneumonia, which he caught during his inaugural speech.
Who is William Henry Harrison?
This wall, built to defend against Mongolian invaders, has been extended by emperors for 2,000 years.
What is the Great Wall of China?
Followers of this religion eventually settled in Salt Lake City, Utah.
What is mormonism?
What is the Battle of the Alamo?
In 1830, Andrew Jackson passed this act, which allowed the federal government to pay Native Americans to relocate.
What is the Indian Removal Act?
This president was expelled from the Whig Party for vetoing many of the bills they supported.
Who is John Tyler?
The Taj Mahal, a stunning white marble mausoleum, can be found in this country.
What is India?
This was the highest cause of death along the Oregon Trail.
What is diseases (cholera)?
Through this 1819 treaty, Spain gave up ownership of Florida and the Oregon Country.
What is the Adams-Onis Treaty?
This is the name of the scandal in which Henry Clay swayed the House of Representatives to elect Quincy Adams over Jackson.
What is the Corrupt Bargain?
This president wanted the government to build roads and waterways.
Who is John Quincy Adams?
To reach this ancient Incan fortress, you must climb to a mountain ridge at 7,970 ft. in the Andes Mountains of Peru.
What is Maccu Picchu?