Andrew Jackson and the War of 1812

The Jackson Purchase region was bought from whom in 1818?

• Andrew Jackson

• The French

• The Chickasaw

• The British

When the Cherokee were forced from their land, where did they eventually settle?

• Out west

• In the 13 colonies

• Memphis

• France

So many Cherokee and other Indians suffered and died on the long walk to the Indian Territory that their journey became known as the ________________.

• Cherokee Journey

• Trail of Tears

• Indian Removal Act

• March of Sorrow

Which city was created out of the Jackson Purchase?

• Nashville

• Memphis

• Houston

• Knoxville

In the ____________, the Indians agreed to move within two years and the government agreed to give them 5 million dollars for their land.

• Treaty of New Echota

• Treaty of the Indian Removal Act

• Treaty of Nashville

• Treaty of the Cherokee

Which Cherokee chief did not believe the government could force the Indians to move west?

• Chief Sequoia

• Chief John Ridge

• Chief John Ross

• Dragging Canoe

Which president signed the Indian Removal Act?

• Abraham Lincoln

• James K. Polk

• Andrew Jackson

• Sam Houston

Which president was a hero in the War of 1812?

• Andrew Jackson

• George Washington

• John Sevier

• William Blount

Why did Tennessee earn the nickname the Volunteer State?

• Because of the University of Tennessee

• The Civil War has more volunteers from Tennessee to fight for the Union

• The War of 1812 had many soldiers volunteer from the state of Tennessee.

• The British named Tennessee the volunteers

Andrew Jackson and his soldiers defeated the Creeks at which battle?

• The Battle of the Bluffs

• The Battle of Kings Mountain

• The Battle of New Orleans

• The Battle of Horseshoe Bend