Politics
What is a treaty?
It is the supreme law of the land, an agreement between two different Nations.
Who were the abolitionists?
People who opposed the institution of slavery.
How did the Gold Rush impact immigration into the United States?
Increased immigration
Why was Sacagawea so vital to the Louis and Clark expedition?
How Old is Lil' G?
35
What are two examples of Nativist Policies in early American history?
Taxing Chinese immigrants, enslaving Native Americans, killing Native Americans for cash rewards, removing Mexican's from their lands, Indian Removal Act.
What party did the Federalist party turn into after they fell apart?
Whigs
Name all the states that were ceded to the UNited STates in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
CA, NV, AZ, UT, NM, TX, CO
What did it mean to be a "civilized tribe"?
They practiced Christianity, they held slaves, the spoke English, and they had a government modeled after the American one.
What amazingly awesome baseball player is on Lil' G's Tv screen?
Which political party wanted more power for the states?
Democratic Republicans
It increased the production of cotton, making it very profitable. This increased the need for more workers to cultivate the cotton seeds.
Increased gambling, drunkenness, prostitution
Why are their more Native peoples today in Southern California vs Northern California?
The Gold Rush pushed people to start enslaving and exterminating Native peoples in Northern California.
What tribe is Lil' G a registered member of?
Taino
How did Van Buron and Jackson change the laws around voting?
They expanded it to non land owners, you did not have to pass a literacy test, and they allowed wage earners to vote.
Which two demographic groups made up the majority of the population in the South?
Black Slaves and poor White small land owning farmers.
Why were there so many people against a war with Mexico?
They did not want to invade a fellow Christian nation, people felt the reason for war was not justifiable, it could potentially upset the balance of slave vs non slave states.
What was the Trail of Tears?
The forced removal of Native Nations from their traditional lands under the American Removal Act. Many people died on their journey to reservations in Oklahoma.
What make is Lil' G's truck? (i.e. Ford, Toyota).
Nissan
Why did Mexico implement policies to increase the presence of American immigrants?
To help settle and develop the lands in the northern states of Mexico that were sparsely populated.
How did the underground railroad get its name even though it is not actually underground?
It operated at night, and the people who operated the railroad were called conductors because they transported runaway slaves.
What reason did the president use to justify his war on Mexico?
Mexico attacked and killed Americans on American soil.
How did Native Peoples fit into the Manifest Destiny idea?
They blocked American progress and needed to be removed.
In what year did Lil' G go to the world series between the San Diego Padres and the New York Yankees
1998