National Identity
What is nationalism?
A feeling of loyalty to the country as a whole.
Which US President is Jacksonville named for?
Andrew Jackson
What are reservations?
Areas of federal land set aside for Native Americans
Who was Daniel Boone?
A famous long hunter who explored the Cumberland Gap.
What was the Pony Express?
A system of messengers on horseback who carried mail.
What is sectionalism?
Loyalty to the interests of one region of a country.
What was the spoils system created by President Jackson?
The practice of giving government jobs to political backers.
Who was Sacagawea?
A Shoshone who helped the Lewis & Clark expedition
What were mountain men?
Western fur traders and trappers
What is standard time?
A system dividing the US into four time zones.
What was the Erie Canal?
A waterway connecting New York's Hudson River with Lake Erie
What was the name of the act passed by Andrew Jackson to relocate native tribes to Oklahoma?
The Indian Removal Act of 1830
What was the name of the 800-mile forced march of the Cherokee to Indian Territory in Oklahoma?
The Trail of Tears
What were boomtowns?
What was a frontier?
An area of underdeveloped land.
What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise?
To maintain the balance of free states and slave states.
What political party did Jackson's supporters form?
The Democratic Party
What were benefits to the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
Who was an American merchant who created the American Fur Company?
John Jacob Astor
Which immigrant group was often used for dangerous and difficult work on the Central Pacific Railroad?
The Chinese
What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?
To prevent European countries from establishing new colonies in Latin America.
Which short-lived political party disagreed with Andrew Jackson's policies and felt he was "using his power like a king"?
The Whig Party
What were the detriments of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
What was a 2,000-mile-long trail moving settlers to Oregon Country?
The Oregon Trail
Which co-leaders of an expedition to the Louisiana Purchase paved the way for Westward expansion?
Lewis and Clark