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100

Which President only served for 32 days as a result of dying? 

William Henry Harrison 

100

Define mudslinging 

a method in election campaigns that uses gossip and lies to make an opponent look bad.

100
What did the Cherokee do in response to the Indian removal Act? 

Tried to sue the state of Georgia in Worcester vs. Georgia

100

What was life like on the Trail of Tears

Teacher discretion if answer is correct 

100

Which politcal party was William Henry Harrison representing? 

Whigs

200

This President passed the Inidan Removal Act. 

Andrew Jackson 

200

Who won the election of 1828 

Andrew Jackson 

200

What law was passed by Martin Van Buren to help prevent further bank crisis and keep the government money in the federal treasury. 

Federal Treasury Law

200

Chief Justice John Marshall ruled that the state of Georgia did not have the right to interfere with the Cherokee. What did Andrew Jackson do because of this? 

He ignored it and continued with the relocation of them to Oklahoma. 

200

How did the Cherokee people respond to General Winfield Scott's using the army to force tribes out west? 

The Cherokee leaders gave in and eventually traveled on the Trail of Tears

300

What President started as the Vice president. 

John Tyler 

300

What new politcal party emerged aftre Jackson presidency? 

Whig 
300

Which act allowed the federal government to pay Native Americans to move west in land mostly located in present day Oklahoma? 

Indian Removal Act 

300

The Dade Massacre, in which all but a few American soldiers were killed, was the result of which conflict? 

The Seminole Wars 

300

Which two tribes pushed on the most in response to te Inidan Removal Act? 

Cherokee and Siminole

400

How did William Henry Harrison die? 

President Harrison died 32 days into his presidency from pneumonia 

400
What is the idea that the government should interfere as little as possible in the nations economy? 

Laissez-faire 

400

Why did president Jackson not like the Second National Bank and refused to sign a chater to renew it? 

He felt it was a monpoly that only helped those who were richn

400

What was the result of the Seminole wars? 

The Seminole were the only successful tribe to resist relocation 

400

What did Tyler refuse to pass that eventually led to him being kicked out of the Whig party? 

Charter of the Second National Bank
500

Which president was elected as a whig but had democratic views. He refused to renew the national bank and was kicked out of the whig party? 

John Tyler

500

Which president won the election of 1836 and inforced the Trail of Tears

Martin Van Buren 

500

Although initially running for vice president under the Whig party, Tyler held strongly with original democratic views. What consequences did this have for him AND the Whig party? 

 he did not agree with the Whig on renewing the bank charter. This was one of the whigs main beliefs, because of this, members of John Tyler’s cabinet resigned and he was kicked out of the party. The whigs party was only united in their dislike for the Democratic Party and therefore struggled to agree on many things. This eventually led to the formation of the Republican Party. 


500

What happened to people and the country as a result of the Panic of 1837. 

The panic led to  a depression The inflation rates rose and paper banknotes lost their worth. Thousand of business closed, workers lost their jobs, people struggled to pay for food and rent. 

500

List the Five Civilized Tribes 

Creek, Cherokee, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw