Essential People
This, our 7th President, gained fame in his victories over native American nations.
Who was Andrew Jackson?
the book containing the prayers and rituals of the Mass
What is the missal?
true or false - The Catholic population of the United States did not grow during the early 1800s.
What is false. It DID grow!
The Cherokee nation was forced to move from their homes in the east to Oklahoma on this infamous pathway.
What was the Trail of Tears?
a period in which business and employment are in decline or at a low point; also called a panic
What is a depression?
He invented the cotton gin, which increased the market for this soft material.
Who was Eli Whitney?
a duty or tax that a government imposes on imports and exports
What is a tariff?
a priest of high rank, such as a bishop or cardinal
What is a prelate?
the art of public speaking; also, language used in a way that is meant to convince listeners
What is rhetoric?
This man, our 5th President, oversaw the passing of a doctrine, which basically told Europe that the United States alone would oversee other countries in North and South America.
Who was James Monroe?
a depression or downward turn in the economy
What is a panic?
Benedict Flaget was appointed the first US bishop in this region.
choices: North, South, East, or West
What was West?
The issue of admitting Missouri to the Union as a state that allowed slavery led to the Missouri Compromise, which at the same time admitted this state, which did not allow slavery, to the Union.
What was Maine?
not religious
What is secular?
Andrew Jackson's vice-president, who then became our 8th US President
Who was Martin Van Buren?
a flag that indicates a nation, country, or political community
What is an ensign?
true or false - Finding suitable priests in the western United States was difficult, especially since parishes were massive.
What is true? Priests had to ride for days on horseback or simply walk to settlements in their parishes.
The United States bought Florida from what country in Europe?
What was Spain?
having to do with the buying and selling of goods
What is mercantile?
This man, the son of our 2nd President, actually wrote the Monroe Doctrine, and also served as our 6th President.
Who was John Quincy Adams?
a legal agreement in which someone borrows money to buy a property and agrees to pay back the money with interest over time
What is a mortgage?
In the East, protestant churches grew through a sense of belonging and connection in society in religious revivals, called these.
3 words: the Second ______ _____________
What was the Second Great Awakening?
someone who leaves a country or region to settle somewhere else
What is an emigrant?