Constitution
Political Parties
Westward Expansion
Trail of Tears
100
The branch of government that makes laws. Includes Congress (House of Representatives and Senate)

Legislative Branch

100
Alexander Hamilton founded this party
Federalist Party
100

Which president was in charge of the Louisiana Purchase, and which country did they buy it from?

Thomas Jefferson and France


100

Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee, and Seminole.

The Five Civilized Tribes


200

The branch of government that carrys out and enforces laws. Includes the president, vice president, and cabinet.

Executive Branch

200

Thomas Jefferson and James Madison founded this party

Democratic-Republican Party

200

What were some challenges on the Oregon Trail?

River crossings, disease, and mountains

200

Which president signed the Indian Removal Act?

Andrew Jackson

300

The branch of government that decides if laws are constitutional. Includes the supreme court.

Judicial Branch

300

This was the party who wanted a weak federal government

Democratic-Republican

300

Was the Gadsden Purchase in the north or south of the US?

South, near Mexico

300

In which decade did the Trail of Tears happen?

1830s

400

The document that created the framework for the US government

Constitution

400

This party wanted the US to be made up of mostly farms

Democratic-Republican Party

400

What was the Treaty of New Echota?

The treaty that allowed the forced move of the Cherokees out of their native lands

400

How did the court fight between Georgia and the Cherokees turn out?

The Cherokees won
500

The first ten amendments to the constitution that largely focus on rights

Bill of Rights


500

This party wanted the government to be able to do things outside of what was allowed in the Constitution

Federalist Party

500

Why were settlers so interested in Cherokee land?

Gold

500

What was the Trail of Tears?

The forced removal of the Cherokee to Indian Territory in modern day Oklahoma