Definitions
Taking possession of a place by force
What is conquest?
1803 between US and France
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
Jackson's party
What is Democrat?
Cherokee chief's "American" name
Who is John Ross?
Western states became the battleground for the future of this
What is slavery?
Native group with a distinct culture
What is a tribe?
Declared independence before being admitted to the Union
What is Texas?
Resisted by many Cherokee people
What is the Indian Removal Act?
Cherokee Chief's real name
Who is Guwisguwi?
Change in Indian policy from removal to this
Extermination
Appealing to ordinary people who feel left behind by established elite groups
What is populism?
1846 treaty with Britain
What is Oregon Country?
First run for president
When is 1824?
Cherokee newspaper name
What is the Cherokee Phoenix?
First confederate state to secede from Union
What is South Carolina?
Exploiting land to make room for settlers for economic and political gain
What is settler colonialism?
Ended the Mexican-American War
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Decreased in the age of Jackson
What are manners?
New Jersey Senator opposed to removal
Who is Theodore Frelinhuysen?
Fought against reservations and mistreatment of Indians
Who are former abolitionists?
Taking and exploiting land west of the 13 colonies for economic and political gain
What is westward expansion?
Increased tensions between Mexico and the US
What is the Gadsden Purchase?
Least important reason for removal
What are "pecuniary advantages?"
Method of resistance not used by Cherokee
What is violence?
Number killed in Mexican-American war
What is 33,000 troops?