People in History
Who Controlled Texas?
Name the President
What Happened First?
Potpourrie
100
This politician won the electoral vote, but not the popular vote, in the election of 1824
Who is John Q. Adams
100
When they would not trade with the U.S.
Spain
100
When the National Bank expired (the second time)
Andrew Jackson
100
Gold Rush or Annexation of Texas?
Annexation of Texas
100
What is the term used to describe the period of time before the Civil War?
Antebellum
200
Know as the "Great Compromiser", this person was the brains behind the Missouri Compromise and the American System.
Who is Henry Clay
200
When Steven Austin led 300 families into the area.
Mexico
200
Trail of Tears
Andrew Jackson
200
The Alamo or the Election of James k. Polk?
Alamo
200
Whose mill was gold first found on in California?
Sutters Mill
300
This U.S. President offered statehood to Texas in 1845.
Who is John Tyler
300
When Sam Houston captured Santa Anna at San Jacinto
Republic of Texas
300
For the Panic of 1837
Martin Van Buren
300
William Henry Harrison dies or Tyler gets formally expelled from the Whig Party?
Harrison dies
300
The U.S. claimed this river was the border between the U.S. and Mexico; Mexico believe that it was the Nueces.
Rio Grande
400
Nicknamed "Old Rough and Ready," this man was a U.S. general during the Mexican War, and eventually became president.
Who is Zachary Taylor
400
When James K. Polk was elected President
The Republic of Texas
400
Died after 31 days in office
William Henry Harrison
400
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo or the Gadson Purchase?
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
400
Jackson's personal friends and adviser's were known as Jackson's
Kitchen Cabinet
500
Henry Clay asked this man, who was the head of the National Bank in 1832, to renew the National Bank 4 years before it was set to expire.
Who is Nicholas Biddle
500
On December 29th, 1845
The U.S.
500
For the Mexican American War
James K. Polk
500
The Mexican War or the shooting of Congresswomen Gabrielle Giffords?
The Mexican War
500
The belief that God wants America to own all the land between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
Manifest Destiny
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