War of 1812
The British navy swept into the Chesapeake Bay, burning this city to the ground on their way
Washington DC
Which future president issued the "spot resolution," asking for evidence of the President's reason for the invasion of Mexico?
Abraham Lincoln
Which president was responsible for the Indian Removal Act?
What basic reason did Schoolhouse Rock offer for westward expansion?
elbow room
Who did the United States hire to explore the new territory?
Meriwether Lewis & William Clark
Winning the Battle of New Orleans (after the treaty was signed) began his path to the presidency.
Andrew Jackson
Before the war, President Polk tried to buy this West coast state for $25 million; Mexico said no.
California
What vocabulary word have we used to describe the disrespectful attitude of white Americans towards Native people?
Paternalism
In what primary direction was settlement moving during the time period 1800-1850?
West
Who decided to sell Louisiana to the United States in 1803?
Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte (France)
The U.S. tried and failed to invade this nation repeatedly at the start of the war
Canada
Why did Texas begin fighting for independence from Mexico?
Slavery
What do we call the journey taken by Natives during Indian Removal?
Who or what did the U.S. believe gave them permission to expand?
GOD
What Caribbean island nation's independence led directly to the sale of Louisiana to the US?
The national anthem was written while Francis Scott Key watched the bombardment of what city or fort?
Baltimore, Fort McHenry
Why were abolitionists like Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison generally opposed to the Mexican-American War?
What is one reason the Cherokees did not want to leave their lands?
No knowledge of Oklahoma/fear of the unknown, ancestral ties, spiritual reasons
Along with Christianity, white American settlers often brought what inhumane practice with them as they spread over the country?
Slavery
The major benefit of the sale for the US was control of New Orleans, at the mouth of what river?
Mississippi
This city in Belgium was host to the treaty that ended the war
Ghent
What was the impact of the Mexican-American War?
expanded territory (California, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas)
Which of the five "civilized" tribes came from Florida?
Seminole
What is the name of the angelic woman in John Gast's famous painting?
Columbia
The Louisiana Purchase provided new space for Native victims of removal - mostly, they were settled in what state?
Oklahoma