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Acts of State
100
This man was elected as the seventh President of the United States by using a revolutionary campaign strategy in which he traveled throughout the country reaching out to the "common man".
Who was Andrew Jackson?
100
The massacre of American settlers at the Alamo by this Mexican military dictator became the basis for the rallying cry of Texian army during the Texas Revolution.
Who was Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna?
100
At the time that the U.S. annexed this territory it was a separate nation known as the Lone Star Republic.
What was Texas?
100
Samuel Morse invented this new technology, which uses electrical pulses for long-distance communication, in 1837.
What is the telegraph?
100
Pursuant to the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819, Spain ceded this territory to the United States.
What was Florida?
200
The most famous abolitionist of his time, the escaped slave shown in this photo was known for his charisma and his fiery speeches against slavery.
Who was Frederick Douglass?
200
Many Cherokee Indians died during this forced march from Georgia to territory west of the Mississippi in the 1830s.
What was the Trail of Tears?
200
Members of Congress who pushed for war against Great Britain in the years leading up to 1812 were given this nickname.
What were War Hawks?
200
Han Solo's starship, the Millennium Falcon, used this technology to travel the galaxy at faster-than-light speeds.
What was a hyperdrive?
200
Southern opponents of the federal government's 1828 tax on imported goods gave it this name to signal their hatred of its terms.
What was the Tariff of Abominations?
300
John Quincy Adams created this foreign policy that stated the U.S. would oppose any European attempts to further colonize Latin America or to regain control over former colonies that had become independent.
What was the Monroe Doctrine?
300
Participants in the California Gold Rush were often referred to by this nickname.
What was a "forty-niner"?
300
Andrew Jackson's opponents gave this name to his practice of giving government jobs to his supporters rather than to those who earned them based on merit.
What was the spoils system?
300
This type of road, which requires users to pay a toll, began to appear in the United States during the late 1700s.
What is a turnpike?
300
This 1854 transaction with Mexico added the final piece to the territory that comprises the contiguous United States
What was the Gadsden Purchase?
400
This former queen of Naboo is the mother of Luke Skywalker in George Lucas' Star Wars movies.
Who was Padme Amidala?
400
The United States' 1848 victory in this conflict secured the single largest gain to its contiguous territory after the Louisiana Purchase.
What was the Mexican-American War?
400
John C. Calhoun was an advocate of this doctrine which was used by Southern states to claim that they could void any federal law they deemed illegal.
Was was nullification?
400
The development of this technology had the greatest impact on the American transportation system throughout the 1800s.
What is the steam engine?
400
Andrew Jackson convinced Congress to pass this law, which gave him the authority to force Native American tribes to relocate from states in the Southeast to the Oklahoma Territory.
What was the Indian Removal Act?
500
This American evangelical preacher's large revival meetings in the early 1800s helped to start the Second Great Awakening.
Who is Charles Grandison Finney?
500
This revival movement of the early- to mid-1800s led many Americans to an increased focus on religion and spirituality.
What was the Second Great Awakening?
500
John Quincy Adams defeated Andrew Jackson in the 1824 presidential election due to this vote by the House of Representatives that takes place only if the Electoral College is unable to declare a winner.
What is a contingent election?
500
Eli Whitney's introduction of this manufacturing concept helped factory-made products replace the work of most skilled craftsmen.
What are interchangeable parts?
500
This 1814 agreement ended the War of 1812.
What was the Treaty of Ghent?