In 1830, Congress approved the Indian Removal Act. This president is known for his efforts to make treaties with Native Americans for their land and for his efforts to enforce those treaties.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
A prop in soccer that you use to score points
GOal
Which is bigger: a rat or a mouse?
Mouse
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by this name, trained as a river pilot and wrote, “Life on the Mississippi.”
Who is Mark Twain?
These republics in the Southeast part of Europe were previously known as Yugoslavia (name 3)
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia
Congress and the Cherokee nation entered into the Treaty of New Echota. When enforced, it required Cherokees from east of the Mississippi to travel west. Their journey is referred to as this.
What is the Trail of Tears?
*Over 2,000 Cherokee are believed to have died on this journey.
A fancy glass or cup, used in medieval feasts
GOblet
Do most rodents constantly need water?
No
Missionaries traveling through the Oregon Trail in 1836 inadvertently brought this disease with them that the Native Americans in the area had not developed immunity to.
What is measles?
Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Belorussia, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia
Although many Native Americans did not want to give up their eastern lands, this group in Florida, whose leader was Osceola, was the only tribe to successfully resist removal.
Who are the Seminole?
A delicious stone fruit that is usually red, yellow, or green, and has juicy yellow flesh
ManGO
What part of a rodent's body never stops growing?
Teeth
In trying to maintain the balance between free states and slave states, Iowa was admitted to the Union as a free state along with this former Spanish colony, that was admitted as a slave state.
What is Florida?
Largest island in the Caribbean sea
Cuba
Once many Native Americans were removed from the eastern part of the country, they were settled on reservations, in what is now this state, but was then simply known as “Indian Territory.”
What is Oklahoma?
A temple or tiered tower usually found in Asia, with curved, shingled roofs
PaGOda
True or false: Rats can squeeze through openings as
small as 13 mm in diameter
TRUE
Popular in the mid-1800’s, the belief that the United States was destined by God to extend its boundaries to the Pacific Ocean.
What is Manifest Destiny?
Largest island in the Mediterranean sea
Sicily
The Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw tribes created successful farming communities that were similar to many western communities. As a result, these five groups became known as this.
What are the “Five Civilized Tribes”?
A 1985 adventure film in which a group of boys search for pirate treasure and fend off nasty criminals
The GOonies
What is the fear of mice called?
Musophobia
This battle cry became famous after Texas soldiers were able to successfully withstand an attack from Mexican General Santa Anna in San Antonio in 1836 at a famous mission building.
What is “Remember the Alamo!”
Which nation produces the majority of the world's vanilla?
Madagascar