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LOUISIANA
MEXICAN
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It was the name of the law requiring the
removal of all American Indians living east
of the Mississippi River.
WHAT WAS THE INDIAN REMOVAL ACT?
He was the Shawnee chief who tried to unite
the American Indians in his area to defend
their land.
WHO WAS TECUMSEH?
He was responsible for the development of
the Cherokee alphabet.
WHO IS SEQUOYA?
He refused to enforce the Supreme Court
decision protecting the Cherokee land.
WHO WAS ANDREW JACKSON?
The tribe led by Chief Joseph that relied
upon the Appaloosa for transportation.
WHO WERE THE NEZ PERCE?
He was the President of the United States
who purchased the LA Territory.
WHO WAS THOMAS JEFFERSON?
The country from which the United States
purchased the territory.
WHAT IS FRANCE?
The year the purchase of Louisiana was
made.
WHAT IS 1803?
He was the leader of France when the U.S.
acquired the territory.
WHO IS NAPOLEON?
The cost of the Louisiana Territory.
WHAT IS $15 MILLION?
According to the United States, it was the
border between Texas and Mexico.
WHAT IS THE RIO GRANDE RIVER?
It officially ended the Mexican-American war.
WHAT IS THE TREATY OF GUADALUPE
HIDALGO?
He was the President of the United States
who asked for a declaration of war against
Mexico.
WHO IS JAMES K. POLK?
The year the Mexican-American War
started.
WHAT IS 1846?
He was the President of Mexico when Texas
gained its independence.
WHO IS SANTA ANNA?
This act of Congress called for the building
of the Transcontinental Railroad.
WHAT IS THE PACIFIC RAILROAD ACT?
A way of interpreting the Constitution that
allows the federal government to take only
those actions the Constitution specifically
says it can take.
WHAT IS STRICT CONSTRUCTION?
It is the idea that the Supreme Court can
declare an action of Congress to be
unconstitutional.
WHAT IS JUDICIAL REVIEW?
The name of the period when only white,
Christian, land-owning males could vote.
WHAT IS THE FEDERALIST PERIOD?
It was the capture of American sailors and
forcing them into military service for
England and was one of the causes of the
War of 1812.
WHAT IS IMPRESSMENT?
He wrote the Star Spangled Banner.
WHO IS FRANCIS SCOTT KEY?
It’s a term used to describe the attitude the
members of a nation have when they take
care about their national identity .
WHAT IS NATIONALISM?
It’s a term used to describe the people who
went to California searching for gold.
WHAT IS PROSPECTORS OR 49’ERS?
The election of this President demonstrated
a peaceful transition of power between
political parties.
WHO IS JEFFERSON?
It was the obvious fate of the United States
that it should overspread and control the
whole of the continent.
WHAT IS MANIFEST DESTINY?