Native American Removal and Resistance
Vocab words
Mexican American War
Revolutionary War (throwback)
Sectionalism
100
What is the name of the 1830 act that forced Native American tribes such as the Cherokee and Chictaw out of their homelands?
The Indian Removal Act
100
A written document that outlines how a government works and how it is organized.
Constitution
100
Which U.S. state was disputed territory before the Mexican American War?
Texas
100
What tax on colonists forced them to pay a tax with a required "stamp" on all paper products?
Stamp act
100
Which region focused on manufacturing and industry?
The north
200
Which U.S. president initiated the Indian Removal Act?
Andrew Jackson
200
A system that connects all the buying, selling, and trading in a place. It includes every store, business, and worker in a country or region.
Economy
200
Who was president during the Mexican American War?
James Polk
200
This engraving by Paul Revere depicts what major event that led to the revolution?
The Boston Massacre
200
Which region had states that supported AND opposed slavery?
The west
300
What was the name of the 1890 spiritual resistance movement that spread across native american tribes and involved dancing and singing?
The Ghost Dance
300
To refuse to buy, use, or participate in something as a way of protest.
Boycott
300
An 1836 battle at the alamo resulted in a WHAT phrase becoming a rallying cry for Texas independence, still seen in Texas today?
"Remember the Alamo!"
300
What act forced colonists to house British soldiers in their homes?
Quartering act
300
What compromise resulted in a line being drawn that allowed slavery in the south and no slavery in the north?
Missouri compromise
400
What is the name of this painting, by John Gast?
American Progress
400
To completely get rid of something
Abolish
400
What ended the Mexican American War?
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
400
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
400
Who was the leader of the Republican party in the North?
Abraham Lincoln
500
What is the name of the 1887 act that broke up Reservations into individual plots of land that were given to native families, with the rest being sold to white settlers?
The dawes act
500
A Latin word meaning "before the war." In American history, it refers to the period before the Civil War
Antebellum
500
What is the name of this political cartoon, which shows the Mexican American War as an extension of manifest destiny?
Opportunity knocks
500
What is the name of Thomas Paine's pamphlet promoting independence that changed American viewpoints on England?
Common Sense
500
Which region (north/south/west) had the highest population of U.S. citizens?
North