Era of Good Feelings
What is Nationalism?
What is the sense of pride and devotion to a nation
What number of president is Andrew Jackson?
What is 7
What country owned the land that would become the independent country of Texas?
What is Mexico
What did settlers want that Native Americans had?
What is land
The 8th US President. He was hand-picked by Jackson, but was blamed for a financial crisis that damaged his image.
Who is Martin Van Buren
Who was called the Liberator because of his role in multiple South American countries gaining independence?
Who is Simon Bolivar
What political party did Jackson and Martin Van Buren start?
What is the Democratic Party
When American immigrants moved to Mexico, they had to become Mexican citizens. What were the two requirements?
What is become Catholic and learn Spanish
What is land set aside for Native Americans?
What are Reservations
The 9th US President. Running on the "Log Cabin Campaign", he was the first president to run on image and show, rather than policy. He is known for dying only a month into his presidency.
Who is William Henry Harrison
Why did the United States support Latin American Independence?
What is they saw their independence as similar to the American Revolution
What tribe was removed from their tribal lands in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi, and sent to a reservation on the Trail of Tears?
What is the Cherokee
A battle took place where 200 Texans defended a fort against thousands of Mexican soldiers. All Texan defenders were killed, and it later became the war cry of Texas.
What is the Alamo
Who was a leader who defeated Custer at the battle of Little Big Horn?
Who is Sitting Bull
The 10th US President. He was the first Vice President to become President. He set the precedent that Vice Presidents assume full presidential power upon taking office.
Who is John Tyler
Name 3 things that were in the Manifest Destiny painting?
What is Ex: Angel, Native Americans, Trains....
What act is passed while Jackson is in office that removes a tribe from their tribal lands to a reservation?
What is the Indian Removal Act
How long did it take for the country of Texas to become a US state?
What is nine years
What event happened when the US Army killed over 250 Lakota men, women, and children. The Ghost Dance led to this tragedy and it took place in South Dakota.
What is the Massacre at Wounded Knee
What president was the first and only president to be kicked out of his political party? He was kicked out because he vetoed the National Bank bill.... Twice.
Who is John Tyler
The idea was that Americans were supposed to expand west to the Pacific Ocean.
What is Manifest Destiny
What was the trail the Native Americans followed?
What is the Trail of Tears
Who was elected president of the independent country of Texas?
Who is Sam Houston
What was discovered on the reservation in the Black Hills that resulted in the Sioux being forced to sell their land to the US Government?
What is gold
What was Van Buren's nickname to mock him?
Who is Martin Van Ruin