Andrew Jackson & William Mcintosh
Who was Andrew Jackson?
Democrat, Common Man's President, voting rights for all white men, wanted to expand westward
The Creek Confederacy, a loose alliance of Creek towns, was often in conflict with European settlers. What major conflict did they face in the late 1700s and early 1800s?
What is the Creek War (also known as the Creek War of 1813-1814)?
What was the primary cause of the American Civil War?
Slavery
On what date did the American Civil War officially begin with the attack on Fort Sumter?
What is April 12, 1861?
Andrew Jackson was the 7th President of the United States and a member of this political party. What is the name of the party?
Democrats
The Cherokee Nation was one of the "Five Civilized Tribes." What made them unique in terms of adopting European-American practices?
What is the fact that the Cherokee Nation developed their own written language and had a constitution similar to the United States?
In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. What did this proclamation do?
The Emancipation Proclamation declared that all slaves in Confederate-held territory were to be set free.
The election of this Republican candidate in 1860 led to Southern states seceding from the Union. Who was the candidate?
Abraham Lincoln
This mixed-blood Creek Indian signed the Treaty of Indian Springs in 1825, leading to a controversial land cession. Who was he?
Who is William McIntosh?
What did Jackson do to get the indian's land?
Refused to enforce the supreme court's decision and pushed through the Indian Removal Act which forced all Native Americans to move west of the Missippi into Oklahoma.
In what year did President Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
1863
What required that all citizens and law enforcement officials, even in free states, assist in the capture and return of escaped enslaved individuals to their owners
What is the fugitive slave act?
Who was William McIntosh, and what role did he play?
Creek indian, prominent figure in the history of Native American tribes in the southeastern United States, particularly within the Creek Nation.
This Native American tribe was one of the most prominent in Georgia and inhabited the southeastern part of the state. Who were they?
Who are the Creek (Muscogee) Indians?
This 1820 agreement aimed to maintain a balance between slave and free states by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. What was it called?
What is the Missouri Compromise?
In 1854, this act allowed the residents of the territories to decide whether to allow slavery within their borders. What were the territories in question?
Kansas and Nebraska
What were the major events leading up to the Creek War of 1813-1814, and how did William McIntosh become involved in this conflict?
Creek militancy was a response to increasing United States cultural and territorial encroachment into their traditional lands
This controversial treaty in 1835 led to the forced removal of the Cherokee from Georgia. What is its name?
What is the Treaty of New Echota?
n 1857, the Supreme Court made a significant ruling in the case of Dred Scott v. Sandford. What did this decision state?
What is it ruled that enslaved people were property and could not sue for their freedom in court?
The Compromise of 1850 aimed to address issues related to the expansion of slavery. What was one of its key provisions regarding the territories gained from the Mexican-American War?
What is the Fugitive Slave Act?