Trail of Tears
What people group was moved on the Trail of Tears?
Native Americans
Andrew Jackson was the first president from west of the Appalachian Mountains. What state was Andrew Jackson from?
Tennessee
The Thousand Islands are in what river?
St. Lawrence
General Sam _____________ was 63 miles away from the Alama during the attack on it by Mexico. His army later cried "Remember the Alamo!"
Houston
George Washington chose John Jay to be the first chief justice of what?
The Supreme Court
What is the name of the fenced areas that Cherokee were forced into on The Trail of Tears?
stockades
What is the name of Andrew Jackson's home?
The Hermitage
Barrier islands shield a coast from wind, waves, and _____________.
Storms
Mexico in 1824 included what would later become the states of Arizona, California, New Mexico, and _______
Texas
What state elected John Jay to be the governor?
New York
Oklahoma
What was Andrew Jackson's nickname?
Old Hickory
What is an island off the coast of San Francisco that has been a lighthouse, a fort, and a prison?
Alcatraz
Alamo is spanish for _____________
Cottonwood
John Jay was president of the American _________ _____________
Bible Society
The Cherokee elected what man to be their principal chief when they arrived in Tahlequah?
John Ross
What nationality was the two year old boy that Andrew Jackson adopted?
Creek (Native American)
What is the largest island off of the coast of Texas where rangers raised cattle and is now a paradise for bird watchers?
Padre Island
When Mexico became a republic, it declared it's independence from ___________
Spain
While governor, John Jay signed a law for what to gradually be abolished in the state?
slavery
What is the name of the law passed by Congress that made things much worse for the native nations?
The Indian Removal Act
Name one of Andrew Jackson's vice presidents. (Andrew Jackson served two terms)
John C. Calhoun
and
Martin Van Buren
Assateague Island is off the shores of Maryland and Virginia. What wild animal lives on this island?
Ponies
Mexico attacked the Alamo under what dictator?
Santa Anna
What was the name of the controversial treaty that John Jay negotiated with Great Britain in the 1790s?
The Jay Treaty