Mexican American War
What state did the United States and Mexico start fighting over?
Texas/Tejas
What is the video called that might describe how previous generations moved West?
Elbow Room
Who was the President that was responsible for the Trail of Tears?
President Andrew Jackson
How did the country balance slave and non-slave states?
They had an equal amount of slave and non-slave states.
Who was the conquistador that burned Tenochtitclan to the ground?
Hernan Cortes
What US States belonged to Mexico before the Mexican American War?
California, Texas, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah
Which Native American tribes were displaced during the Trail of Tears?
Seminole, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, Cherokee
Which U.S. President voted against the Mexican American War?
Abraham Lincoln
How did the British try to keep American colonists and Native Americans at peace?
They tried to keep the colonists from moving further West.
What were the 13 original colonies?
Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia
What city was captured that ended the Mexican American War?
Mexico City
What was the practice to give settlers territory as they went West?
Land Rush
How many U.S. Presidents have there been?
46
The discovery of what metal led to California being a state.
Gold
Who was the final Emperor of the Aztecs?
Which Mexican President was forced to recognize Texas Independence?
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
What Act was enacted to make Native Americans assimilate and change their culture into American society?
Oklahoma Organic Act
What number President was James K. Polk?
11th
Why did the United States move Native tribes from the East Coast to Oklahoma?
To keep towns and cities Anglo American and Christian
What was the first Constitution of The United States called?
Articles of Confederacy
What were the two events that led to American aggression towards Mexico?
Goliad & The Alamo
How did Americans justify moving west and taking Native Land?
Manifest Destiny
Which President served as a Lieutenant during the Mexican American War?
Ulysses S. Grant
Mexico demanded Americans convert to Catholicism and to have good morals when they moved to Mexico. What was eventually outlawed in Mexico that made American settlers upset?
Abolition of Slavery
Who was the first emperor of Mexico?
Agustin de Iturbide