Rise of Slavery
Which crop was the most profitable in the south, and directly lead to a rise in the institution of slavery?
Cotton
The event where 17,000 Cherokee were forced to walk 800+ miles to land west of the Mississippi
Trail of Tears
Name of the invention, originally meant to decrease the demand for slave labor, actually increased it
Cotton Gin
The name of the political party Andrew Jackson creates
Democratic Party
True or False: Slavery caused white men in the south to be more aggressive
True
Which 2 states joined the Union with the Missouri Compromise?
Missouri, Maine
Define "Manifest Destiny"
The belief held in White America during the 1800's that it was their divine right to take over land up to the Pacific
What resource convinced thousands of people to move to California in 1849?
Gold
Andrew Jackson is known for destroying the _____. An institution he viewed as elitist and unnecessary
Banks
Who was Andrew Jackson's Secretary of War in 1831?
Lewis Cass
How did the rise of slavery help Northern State's economies?
What was the main economic resource for Frontiersmen?
Fur Trade
"Indian Territory" became what current state?
Oklahoma
Who orchestrated the "Corrupt Bargain" in Congress, which lead to John Quincy Adams being elected instead of Andrew Jackson in 1824
Henry Clay
What was the name of Andrew Jackson's wife?
Rachel
What is one way the culture enslaved people created has directly impacted American Culture today?
Food (Soul Food), Music (Hip Hop), Dance (Social Dance)
The name of the Cherokee Nation's Chief Principal
John Ross
Series of laws that forced Northern States to return runaway slaves
Fugitive Slave Laws
Andrew Jackson was born between what 2 states?
North and South Carolina
What year did the US ban the slave trade?
1808
What parallel line become the boundary for which future states can and cannot allow slavery after the Missouri Compromise of 1820, AND was this a latitude or longitude line?
36'30" Latitude
Black Cowboys were able to find jobs on the Western Frontier as ____
Cattle Ranchers
The name of the treaty some members of the Cherokee Nation signed to cede their lands
Treaty of New Echota
The name of Andrew Jackson's adopted Native American child, whom he adopted after the child's parents were killed in a battle Jackson led.
Lyncoya
What supreme court decision ruled that it was illegal for states to pass laws removing Native Americans?
Worcester vs. Georgia