Politics
Young America
Gold Rush/Mexican War
Native America
Lil' G
100

What is a treaty?

It is the supreme law of the land, an agreement between two different Nations. 

100

Who were the abolitionists? 

People who opposed the institution of slavery. 

100

How did the Gold Rush impact immigration into the United States?

Increased immigration

100

Why was Sacagawea so vital to the Louis and Clark expedition?  

She guided the party west, she negotiated with other native nations, she rescued all the documents of teh expedition. 
100

How Old is Lil' G?

35

200

What are two examples of Nativist Policies in early American history?

Taxing Chinese immigrants, enslaving Native Americans, killing Native Americans for cash rewards, removing Mexican's from their lands, Indian Removal Act. 

200

What party did the Federalist party turn into after they fell apart?

Whigs

200

Name all the states that were ceded to the UNited STates in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. 

CA, NV, AZ, UT, NM, TX, CO

200

What did it mean to be a "civilized tribe"?

They practiced Christianity, they held slaves, the spoke English, and they had a government modeled after the American one. 

200

What amazingly awesome baseball player is on Lil' G's Tv screen?

Fernando Tatis Jr. 
300

Which political party wanted more power for the states?

Democratic Republicans

300
Why did the invention of the cotton gin, a machine that makes removing cotton from its seed easier, revitalize slavery in the south? 

It increased the production of cotton, making it very profitable. This increased the need for more workers to cultivate the cotton seeds. 

300
What are some examples of American morals declining during the Gold Rush? 

Increased gambling, drunkenness, prostitution

300

Why are their more Native peoples today in Southern California vs Northern California?

The Gold Rush pushed people to start enslaving and exterminating Native peoples in Northern California.

300

What tribe is Lil' G a registered member of? 

Taino

400

How did Van Buron and Jackson change the laws around voting?

They expanded it to non land owners, you did not have to pass a literacy test, and they allowed wage earners to vote. 

400

Which two demographic groups made up the majority of the population in the South?

Black Slaves and poor White small land owning farmers. 

400

Why were there so many people against a war with Mexico?

They did not want to invade a fellow Christian nation, people felt the reason for war was not justifiable, it could potentially upset the balance of slave vs non slave states.

400

What was the Trail of Tears?

The forced removal of Native Nations from their traditional lands under the American Removal Act. Many people died on their journey to reservations in Oklahoma. 

400

What make is Lil' G's truck? (i.e. Ford, Toyota). 

Nissan

500

Why did Mexico implement policies to increase the presence of American immigrants?

To help settle and develop the lands in the northern states of Mexico that were sparsely populated. 

500

How did the underground railroad get its name even though it is not actually underground?

It operated at night, and the people who operated the railroad were called conductors because they transported runaway slaves. 

500

What reason did the president use to justify his war on Mexico?

Mexico attacked and killed Americans on American soil. 

500

How did Native Peoples fit into the Manifest Destiny idea?

They blocked American progress and needed to be removed. 

500

In what year did Lil' G go to the world series between the San Diego Padres and the New York Yankees

1998