Manifest destiny Mexican American war

The Cherokee were forced out of Georgia and forced to move to?

• California

• Iowa

• Oklahoma/Arkansas

• Missouri

What was signed into law by Andrew Jackson in 1830?

• Indian Removal Act

• Compromise of 1850

• Adams-Onis Treaty

• Treaty of Guadalupe- Hidalgo

Why did settlers want the Cherokee land?

•   They were jealous of how the Cherokee lived

• To share the land with the Cherokee

• They did not want the land

• For materials and expansion of land

Which Native American tribe took the state of Georgia to court and won?

• Creek

• Seminole

• Cherokee

• Apache

Which U.S. President promised to solve the problems between the white settlers and Native Americans?

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Jackson

• James Polk

The Supreme Court said that _________ could not make the Cherokee leave.

• California

• Texas

• Florida

• Georgia

About _______ Cherokee died on the Trail of Tears.

• 400

• 4000

• 200

• 2000

The Mexican American War was?

•    First U.S. armed conflict fought on foreign soil.

• American President who wanted to expand US land from Atlantic to Pacific (18579      Manifest Destiny)

• The U.S. felt this was the border between Texas and Mexico

• Texas President

The Nueces River was the?

• First US armed conflict on foreign soil

• The U.S. felt this was the border between Texas and Mexico

• Officially end to the Mexican-American War

• Mexicans claimed this river to be the boundary between the U.S. and Mexico

     Zachary Taylor was the?

•   US General who used the surprise attack on the Mexican Army at the Rio Grande

• American President who wanted to expand the US land from the Atantic to the Pacific Ocean

•     Texas President