Trail Of Tear &&; The Mexican-American War

Famous People

100

won the Battle of New Orleans in 1815; became the 7th President; expanded the power of the presidency; forced Indian Removal in the southeast U.S.

Andrew Jackson

200

Cherokee leader who developed an alphabet for the Cherokee language

Sequoyah

300

8th President of the U.S.; was President during the time of the Trail of Tears

Martin Van Buren

400

the 11th President, led the country during the Mexican-American war and sought to expand the U.S. and acquire California (Manifest Destiny)

James Polk

500

He won the Battle of New Orleans in 1815; became the 7th President; expanded the power of the presidency; forced Indian Removal in the southeast U.S.

Santa Anna

Native Americans

100

This was one of the Native Americans Tribes that went on the trail of tears. Hint(It was started with a Cho)

Choctaw

200

This was one of the Native Americans Tribes that went on the trail of tears. Hint(It Sounds like chicken cx)

Chickasaw

300

This was one of the Native Americans Tribes that went on the trail of tears. Hint(It starts with a S)

Seminole

400

This was one of the Native Americans Tribes that went on the trail of tears. Hint(It ends with kee)

Cherokee

500

This was one of the Native Americans Tribes that went on the trail of tears. Hint(its a different way to say river)

Creek

Vocabulary

100

the transportation of people to a new settlement

Relocation

200

land that was offered in exchange for the 5 "Civilized" Tribes' homeland - is now present- day Oklahoma

Indian Territory

300

Native Americans who accepted the dominant culture of the United States: appearance, religion, education and practice of slavery

"Civilized" Native Americans

400

1832 Supreme Court decision that stated forcing the Cherokee Nation off their land was unconstitutional (illegal under the U.S. Constitution)

Worcester vs. Georgia

500

1848 treaty that ended the Mexican-American War, granting the U.S. control of Texas, New Mexico, and California (500,000 square miles of formerly Mexican land) in exchange for $15 million; also established the Rio Grande as the U.S.-Mexican border

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Myserty

100

What was the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

It was a 1848 treaty that ended the Mexican-American War, granting the U.S. control of Texas, New Mexico, and California

200

law that would ban slavery in the territories acquired after the Mexican-American War; failed to be passed by Congress

Wilmot Proviso

300

(1846-1848) the war between the U.S. and Mexico after which the U.S. acquired one half of the Mexican territory

Mexican-American War

400

led by General Sam Houston, battle at which the Texans won their independence from Mexico

San Jacinto

500

1836 siege in the Texas War for Independence, in which a San Antonio church was captured by the Mexicans; inspired Texans to seek revenge and eventually defeat Mexico

Battle of the Alamo

True or false

100

True or false The native were forced to go on the trail of tears?

True.

200

True or false James Polk was the president who forced native to go on the trail of tears?

False.

300

True or false? There were 5 "civilized" tribes?

True.

400

True or false ? The wilmot proviso was passed by the government ?

False it was failed.

500

True or false The Native Americans moved from new york to georgia ?

False the native Americans were moves from Georgia to .