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Andrew Jackson
Texas
Key Terms/Vocabulary
Movement
People
100
What was Andrew Jackson's nickname?
Old Hickory
100
Who became the general of the Texan Army?
Sam Houston
100
What was the name given to Texas after they got their independence?
The Lone Star Republic
100
Wagon trains used what route to get to Oregon?
The Oregon Trail
100
Who invented the lightweight steel plow?
John Deere
200
What did Andrew Jackson call his group of friends that advised him?
The Kitchen Cabinet
200
Who was the President of Mexico who also fought against the Texas independence movement?
Santa Anna
200
What is it called when the United State moved from mostly farms to a mix of farms and factories?
The Industrial Revolution
200
These people moved West to California for gold...
The 49er's
200
Robert Fulton invented...
The Steamboat
300
Andrew Jackson signed _______________ to move Native Americans west of the Mississippi River.
The Indian Removal Act
300
This fight was the turning point of the Texas Independence movement. It also created a battle cry.
The Alamo
300
The belief that the United States should stretch from coast to coast is?
Manifest Destiny
300
Who was the first American to move to Texas?
Steven Austin
300
These people travelled westward to trap and trade furs?
Mountain Men
400
What was it called when Andrew Jackson gave government jobs to his friends?
The Spoils System
400
What was the Texas border that Mexico and the United States decided upon after the Mexican-American War?
The Rio Grande
400
The warning that European countries could not recolonize in the Western Hemisphere is?
The Monroe Doctrine
400
The removal of the Cherokee people from Georgia to Indian Territory was called...
The Trail of Tears
400
Who had the campaign slogan "54-40 or fight"?
James K. Polk
500
What name was given to Andrew Jackson's first time running for Presidential election?
The Corrupt Bargain
500
What was the treaty that ended the Mexican-American War?
The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hildago
500
What does the term annex mean?
To add one part of a country to another country.
500
What was one of the reasons the United States wanted to annex Florida?
1. Slaves were escaping across the border into Spanish Florida. 2. Native Americans were raiding farms in Georgia.
500
These people travelled westward to spread Christianity and convert Native Americans...
Missionaries