Manifest Destiny

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced Indians to move

• to Oklahoma
• to Florida
• to the Louisiana Purchase
• to Canada

_________  in 1830 authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi river to lands in the west.

• Bureau of Indian Affairs
• Worcester v. Georgia
• Indian Removal Act
• None of the above

^{What political party did Andrew Jackson belong to?}

• Republican
• Democrat
• Tea Party
• Green Party

Why did the white settlers and the American Indians begin having conflicts?

• White settlers felt they had the right to settle on American Indian land

• American Indians built fences to keep the settlers' cattle out

• White settlers kidnapped American Indian children

• Gold was discovered on American Indian land

What pull factor caused the first large group of Asian immigrants to settle in the U.S.?

• They were escaping economic suffering in China.
• They were seeking fortunes in the California Gold Rush.
• They wanted to establish profitable cotton plantations in Florida.
• They were sent by the Chinese government to claim Oregon.

19th century Chinese immigrants are known for what?

• Work in building the Transcontinental Railroad
• Work in New York factories
• Contributions to the steel industry
• Contributions to John D. Rockefeller

Why do many immigrants come to the United States?

• to visit friends
• to be on a boat
• to go on vacation
• for a better life

As part of the agreement in the Compromise of 1850, how would the remaining territory from the Mexican Cession be decided?

• The Senate would vote
• The House of Representatives would vote
• The President would vote
• Popular sovereignty

Which of the following was the Cherokee’s 800 mile march to the indian territory where ¼ of the Cherokee tribe died on the march to the land?

• Second Seminole War
• Trail of Tears
• Blackhawk
• Cherokee resistance

Supreme Court ruled that the federal government had no authority over the Cherokee nations territory.

• Indian Removal Act
• Worcester v. Georgia
• Seminole vs Georgia
• Osceola vs Florida