CHAPTER 25 REVIEW

WHAT WAS THE JACKSON PURCHASE?

• An agreement with the Chickasaw Indians where they gave up all of their land between the Tennessee and Mississippi Rivers

• An agreement with the Creek Indians where they gave up all of their land between the Tennessee and Mississippi Rivers

• An agreement with the Cherokee Indians where they gave up all of their land between the Tennessee and MIssissippi Rivers

• An agreement with the Seminole Indians where they gave up all of their land between the Tennessee and Mississippi Rivers

HOW DID THE JACKSON PURCHASE AFFECT TENNESSEE?

• Tennessee expanded South

• It expanded the western boundary of Tennessee

• It gave Tennessee more money

• It gave Jackson 10 extra years in the role of President

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE DAVID CROCKETT? WHAT WAS HE KNOWN FOR? (pick 3)

• He grew up in East Tennessee

• Drove cattle 300 miles to Virginia at age 12

• He joined the fight for Texas' independence

• He worked for George Washington as a general

HOW WOULD DESCRIBE SAM HOUSTON? WHAT WAS HE KNOWN FOR? (Pick 3)

• He moved from California to Virginia

• He joined Andrew Jackson's army in 1813

• He was severely wounded in the Civil War

• He taught himself law and became a lawyer

• He served two terms in Congress

WHAT IS MANIFEST DESTINY?

• What was in store for American Indians who gave up their land

• The idea that Americans were destined to expand the United States all the way across the continent to the Pacific Ocean

• Davy Crockett fighting in the Battle of the Alamo

• The Jackson Purchase

HOW WOULD DESCRIBE JAMES K. POLK? WHAT WAS HE KNOWN FOR?

• Migrated to Tennessee at the age of 20

• Graduated from college and became a doctor

• Elected the 11th President of the United States

• Did NOT agree with the idea of Manifest Destiny

HOW WOULD DESCRIBE SEQUOYAH? WHAT WAS HE KNOWN FOR? (pick 4)

• Injured his leg in a hunting accident

• Was lame for his entire life

• He created the Cherokee syllabary

• Was President during the War of 1812

• was a skilled blacksmith

WHY DID SEQUOYAH INVENT THE CHEROKEE SYLLABARY?

• To confuse the white settlers

• So he could become famous

• To create a way for Cherokees to communicate by reading and writing

• To expand the land west

HOW LONG DID IT TAKE SEQUOYAH TO INVENT THE SYLLABARY?

• 12 days

• 12 hours

• 12 years

• 12 months

WHAT FAMOUS TENNESSEANS HAVE YOU LEARNED ABOUT TODAY? (pick 4)

• SAM HOUSTON

• ELVIS PRESLEY

• JAMES K. POLK

• DAVID CROCKETT

• SEQUOYAH