Andrew Jackson

Who did Texas win its independence from?

• Mexico

• Spain

• The US

• France

Which of these is a reason why Texas wanted its independence?

(Click all that apply)

• They had to give over more control to Mexico after the Mexican constitution was rewritten

• They wanted to be allowed to keep slavery in place

• They didn't want to have to learn Spanish

• They had more economic ties to the United States

What did Andrew Jackson do when the Supreme Court told him he could not move Native Americans off their land in Georgia?

• He sent the army to massacre the Native Americans

• He did what he wanted and moved them anyway

• He told Georgians they had to do obey the order but let them kill Native Americans to take the land anyway

• He followed the Supreme Court's order

Why did President Jackson want the Native Americans moved off their land?

• He wanted to use it to give away for more money for the government

• He didn't actually want them moved off the land, but knew the people did

• He planned to give them better land in Oklahoma

• He wanted to have more land available for Americans

What was the name of the event that had Native Americans moving from their land in the southern US to what would eventually be the state of Oklahoma?

• Walk to Remember

• Journey of Misery

• Trail of Tears

• Road of Resistance

Why did the South think they had the right to nullify the tax on imported goods?

• The tax unfairly affected the South and not the North

• The tax was so high not even the wealthiest Southerner could afford it

• There was a limit to how much the government could tax and this put them over that limit

• The Constitution states that no state has to follow a law or pay a tax they don't want