Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was considered a man of the
Which Native American tribe stayed and fought after being told to leave Florida?
Seminole
According to Manifest Destiny, the boundaries of the U.S. should be...
Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
What caused settlers to want to move to Georgia?
Gold
Vaqueros are known as...
America's First Cowboys
The wealthy supported what party during the Andrew Jackson's presidency?
Republican Party
Why did abolitionists oppose the war with Mexico?
Knew that southern states would want to expand slavery into new territories
What territory was annexed by the US
Texas
What was the purpose of the Indian Removal Act?
To create more land for white settlers.
Miners
Why did the 2nd National Bank collapse?
Federal deposits were removed from the bank
Who originally lived with Native Americans, but turned against them later in life
Kit Carson
What two states led to conflict with Mexico?
California and Texas
What is an example of how Native Americans assimilated
Reorganized to show individual land ownership, adopted European family structures, stopped recognizing their two spirit roles.
Hauling in Firewood is a task completed by who in the frontier?
Children
What was the Pendleton Act?
Act that mandated government jobs were based on merit.
Who was the first to cross the Mojave Dessert to California?
Jedediah Smith
What country gave out free land as a way to attract settlers?
Mexico
What court case ruled that tribes could not govern themselves?
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
What happened to the Donner Party?
They were looking for a shortcut, and wound up stranded in the Sierra Nevada
What did the Force Bill allow the President todo?
Collect a tariff by military force.
Who was Jim Beckwourth?
Trailblazer through Sierra Nevada Mountains
Arguments over what in the newly acquired territories led to tension between the North and South?
Slavery
What did the decision in Worcester vs. Georgia say about the states role in Indian affairs?
States did not have any authority over tribal matters
Which is an example of how California miners found gold?
Picked it out of rocks with knives or axes