Immigration 1
Immigration 2
Westward Expansion 1
Westward Expansion 2
Potpourri
100
People fleeing their home country from persecution are called this.
refugees
100
Reasons why people LEAVE their homes are called _________________, and reasons why people COME TO another country are called ________________.
Push factors, pull factors.
100
What term describes the belief that Americans had a divine right to expand across the continent?
Manifest Destiny
100
The __________________ was the forced relocation of Native American tribes from the Southeast United States to the Oklahoma territory.
Trail of Tears
100
In which country is Machu Picchu located?
Peru
200
What word or phrase describes a society that is made up of similar people with shared cultural traits?
Homogenous or melting pot
200
The United States government sets _____________, which is a limit on how many immigrants can enter the U.S. anually
Quotas
200
The discovery of gold in this U.S. state in 1848 triggered a massive migration known as the Gold Rush, drawing thousands of settlers and immigrants.
California
200
Which U.S. President signed the Indian Removal Act in 1830?
Andrew Jackson
200
Which U.S. president appears on the $20 bill?
Andrew Jackson
300
When individuals from different cultures adopt the customs and norms of the dominant culture, it is known as what?
Assimilation
300
This term refers to the fear or hatred of foreigners or people from different cultures.
Xenophobia
300
The name of the 1803 territorial aquisition, which doubled the size of the United States.
Louisiana Purchase
300
This trail, stretching over 2,000 miles, was one of the most significant routes used by settlers heading west in the mid-1800s, despite its dangers and hardships.
Oregon Trail
300
The national flower of the United States.
The rose
400
A legal protection granted to people fleeing persecution in their home countries is called what?
Political asylum
400
A document or endorsement on a passport that allows immigrants to enter a country for a specific purpose is called this.
A visa
400
Once Texas won its ________________ from Mexico, the United States __________________ it.
Independence, annexed
400
During his presidential campaign and presidency, Andrew Jackson was described by man as this, meaning that he was very much akin to the average hard working American.
Common Man
400
Which four U.S. states intersect at the Four Corners monument?
Utah, New Mexico, Colorado and Arizona
500
This 1882 law was the first major federal immigration restriction in U.S. history, targeting a specific ethnic group. It limited these people from entering the U.S. to work.
Chinese Exclusion Act
500
From which 2 countries did most immigrants come to the United States during the 1840’s and 1850’s?
Germany and Ireland
500
One of the causes of the Mexican-American War was that the United States believed that the territory of Texas expanded to the _____________ , not the ____________ river.
Rio Grande, not the Nueces River
500
The main goal of the Lewis and Clark Expedition was to explore the newly acquired land from the Louisiana Purchase and find a direct water route to this body of water.
Pacific Ocean
500
Where is Ms. Turcotte's brother right now?
Hong Kong, China