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determination...

• having many forms or types

• in most cases

• drive to continue trying

• dividing something for special purposes

"wheat that grew taller than a person and turnips five feet around..." touched off a race along the

• Trail of Tears

• Oregon Trail

• California Trail

• Santa Fe Trail

The Whig Party ...

• wanted government to be laissez-faire

• believed in states' rights

• replaced the Federalist Party

• wanted government to control the economy

What does Worcester v. Georgia demonstrate about the power of the judiciary?

• it has little power if the executive ignores their rulings

• it has great power to impact the actions of the executive branch

• the power of the judiciary is limited by Congressional actions

• The Supreme Court should have the power to impeach a president

How was the frontier different from settled areas along the east coast?

• there was not enough land for farming

• there were few settlements and "Indians" resided there

• resources such as water were more scarce

• the land was barren and unoccupied

The conflicts between white settlers and Native Americans had mainly to do with

• land.

• culture.

• mistrust.

• various alliances.

What is the main reason so many settlers moved west of the Appalachian Mountains in the early 1800s?

• to create farms and find jobs

• to increase their independence

• to be able to make their own laws

• to be closer to the port of Louisiana

Suffrage is...

• your mom asking you to clean your room

• fifty percent plus one

• the right to vote

• a result of pain

Why did the Mexican government think it was in its best interests to halt further colonization of Texas by Americans?

• There was little land left for Mexican colonists.

• It feared the settlers would try to make Texas part of the United States.

• It feared the settlers' influence on Mexicans who were born in Texas.

• Settlers from the United States claimed the best land, leaving only infertile land.

Why did Mexico offer land in Texas to settlers from the United States?

• Texas was a large province with open space for settlement.

• Texas had few settlers to develop the land.

• Texas was attractive to settlers because it was closer than Oregon Country.

• Texas had poor topsoil that could not be used for crops.