Chapter 25: The Jackson Purchase & Influential Tennesseans

How did the Jackson purchase affect Tennessee?

• It expanded Tennessee's territory to the East

• It decreased Tennessee's territory in the West

• It expanded Tennessee's territory to the West

• It decreased Tennessee's territory in the East

Which of the following statements describe Davy Crockett's life? (Choose 3)

• served as governor of Tennessee

• served in the United States Congress

• Served as a scout for Andrew Jackson

• Died fighting at the Alamo

• Wounded in the battle of San Jacinto

Why did Sequoyah invent a syllabary?

• to list all of the new states added to the US

• to give the Cherokee people a written language

• to win the Texas war of Independence

• to fight in the war of 1812

Who was:

1. Wounded in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend

2. Served as governor of Tennessee

3. Major General of the Texas Army

4. Signed the papers that made Texas a state

• Andrew Jackson

• Sam Houston

• James Polk

• Davy Crockett

What was the outcome of the American idea of Manifest Destiny?

• the US fought in the War of 1812

• the United States added the state of Tennessee

• the United States expanded West

• the United States gave American Indians land

Which areas of land were added to the United States during James Polk's presidency? (Choose all that apply)

• Texas

• Arizona

• Oklahoma

• California

• Utah