Andrew Jackson
Indian Removal Act
Oregon Trail
Vocabulary
100
He was the 7th president of the US
What is Andrew Jackson
100
This was signed into law in 1830 to make all Indians move west of the Mississippi River
What is Indian Removal Act
100
4000 mile trail west to Oregon
What is Oregon Trail
100
french word for get together
What is rendezvous
200
At 13 he went to fight in the Revolutionary War but he made his career in the war of
What is war of 1812
200
This is the 2000 mile trail to Indian territory
What is Trail of Tears
200
In 1849 _____ was discovered in California
What is gold
200
people who follow their own independent course of life
What is rugged individualist
300
The election of ________ is when Jackson lost to John Adams
What is election of 1824
300
Indian tribe that fought back with runaway slaves
What is Seminoles
300
Pioneers used _______ to carry supplies west
What is wagons
300
Enemy forces try to capture a city or fort often by surrounding and bombarding it
What is siege
400
Nickname for Jackson for being tough
What is Old Hickory
400
This tribe fought in the courts to save their land
What is Cherokee
400
_______ were men who knew how to live in the wilderness and would have Native American wives
What is mountain men
400
to surrender or give up something
What is cede
500
Jackson came from a poor frontier background and gave him a ___________ appearance to the people
What is common man
500
This chief justice ruled that taking land form the Cherokees was unconstitutional
What is John Marshall
500
The __________ was a group of 87 pioneers that were trapped in the mountains.
What is donner party
500
huge region west of the Rocky Mountains
What is Oregon Country
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