Presidents
Who was the 9th president of the United States who only served one month in office before he died of pneumonia?
William Henry Harrison (1841)
What act was passed by Andrew Jackson in 1830 that forced the relocation of Native Americans?
Indian Removal Act
Name the first two men commissioned by Thomas Jefferson to explore the territory bought in the Louisiana Purchase?
Merriweather Lewis and William Clark
True or False: Many of the people mining for gold had great success and went home rich
False: Many merchants had more success selling the resources and materials needed search for gold
An area of land set aside for a tribe
Reservation
What two candidates were the front runners for the elections of 1824 and 1828?
Andrew Jackson (1829-1837) and John Quincy Adams (1824)
What did the Cherokee call their forced journey West?
The Trail of Tears
In 1819, Spain agreed to give up claims to the Oregon and Florida territory by what treaty?
The Adams-Onis Treaty
What is Levi Strauss known for inventing during the Gold Rush?
Sturdy denim pants; Levi's
The idea that the United States were destined to expand from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean
Manifest Destiny
What president used the campaign slogan, "Fifty-four Forty or Fight"?
James K. Polk (1845-1849)
How did the Seminole Indians respond to the efforts of the United States to force Native Americans out of Florida?
They fought back; The Seminole Wars
In the painting "American Progress," who does the angel in the middle of the picture represent?
The United States
List two of the lasting effects of the Gold Rush for California.
Population boom, economy/trade growth, increased agriculture
People who arrived in California in a certain year to look for gold
Forty-niners
Who was the vice president for William Henry Harrison that took over the presidency after he died?
John Tyler
True or False: The Supreme Court supported the forced removal of Native Americans from Georgia
False: In 1832 the Supreme Court ruled that the state of Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee
Name at least two reasons why people would have moved to the Oregon territory in the early 1800s.
Fertile soil, trade access, lots of land, economic crisis in the east
What religious group was founded and faced persecution in the early 1800s, forcing them to relocate in Utah?
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; Mormonism
A tax on imported goods
Tariff
What president was able to make the idea of Manifest Destiny a reality?
James K. Polk; annexed former Mexican territories (more than 500,000 square miles)
List at least three ways the Native Americans developed their territories after they were removed.
Police force, constitutions/government, schools, farms
What four countries, along with Natives, had claim on the Oregon territory in the early 1800s?
United States, Spain, Great Britain, Russia
The California Gold Rush more than ___________ the supply of gold in the world
doubled
A person who contributes the physical labor and mines/digs for gold
Prospector