WorksheetsAndrew Jackson & Other TN Leaders
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
To be _________________ is to stay out of other countries' affairs and wars. (p. 14)
volunteering
impressed
neutral
embargoed
Before the War of 1812, Britain was forcing some American sailors to serve in the British Navy. This was called _______________________. (p. 14)
embargo
impressment
War Hawks
volunteering
Tennessee got the nickname "The Volunteer State" because ____________. (p. 14)
3,500 Tennesseans quickly volunteered to fight in the War of 1812.
Tennessee was the first state to vote yes to the War of 1812.
Tennessee War Hawks convinced James Madison & others in Congress to declare war on Britain n 1812.
Tennesseans won the most battles in the War of 1812.
The War of 1812 ended in 1814 at which battle? (p. 15)
the American Revolution
the Battle in Pensacola
the Battle of New Orleans
the Battle at Horseshoe Bend
Which battle was fought after the War of 1812 had ended and was therefore considered an "unnecessary" battle? (p. 15)
the Creek War
the Battle at Horseshoe Bend
the battle in Pensacola
the Battle of New Orleans
Andrew Jackson showed impressive leadership during the War of 1812, which helped him to later become ____________. (p. 15)
Tennessee's Governor
President of the U.S.
leader of the U.S. Army
a leader in Congress
Which American Indian tribes lived in Tennessee during this time? (p. 16)
Creek & Chickasaw
Chickasaw & Cherokee
Cherokee & Creek
Creek & Choctaw
In what year was the Jackson Purchase made? (p. 16)
1812
1814
1816
1818
The Jackson Purchase added this third Grand Division to Tennessee. (p. 16)
East
Middle
West
Central
In what 2 ways did Jackson's Presidency affect Tennessee? Pick 2 answers. (p. 16 & 17)
He forced the American Indians to move to the western region of the state.
The size of Tennessee increased with the Jackson Purchase.
He required that every Tennessee man serve 4 years in the army.
Tennessee gained a large part of Kentucky's land.
He had American Indians removed from Tennessee.
The 5 major tribes in the Southeast U.S. included the Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Seminole, & ___________. (p. 17)
Sioux
Shawnee
Mississippian
Choctaw
Most settlers wanted more ____________ from the American Indians. (p. 17)
food
clothing
land
weapons
President Jackson's Indian Removal Act forced all American Indians to relocate to _______________________. (p. 17)
Kansas
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Texas
The disease cholera killed many American Indians in the _______________ tribe. (p. 17)
Cherokee
Chickasaw
Choctaw
Creek
President Jackson used these 2 reasons to pass his Indian Removal Act. Pick 2 answers! (p. 17)
full power of the Presidency
Treaty of Echota
discovery of gold in Georgia
support from the Supreme Court
Choctaw relocation
The _________________ directly resulted in the deaths of 4,000 Cherokee Indians. (p. 18)
Treaty of Echota
idea of Manifest Destiny
Trail of Tears
Jackson Purchase
____________ was a Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation and tried to protect American Indians' rights and their land. (p. 18)
Winfield Scott
John Ross
Sequoyah
Quatie
U.S. President __________ believed in expanding the U.S.'s borders through Manifest Destiny. (p. 19)
James K. Polk
Andrew Jackson
Sam Houston
David Crockett
What were 2 positive results of Sequoyah's Cherokee alphabet? Pick 2 answers. (p. 19)
The U.S. was able to grow in size.
Many white settlers were encouraged to become literate.
Many white settlers learned to speak & write in Cherokee.
Many Cherokee could now read & write.
The Cherokee were able to develop their own newspaper, the Cherokee Phoenix.
_________ was a political leader, frontiersman, and soldier who later had tall tales written about him. (p. 20)
Sam Houston
David Crockett
James K. Polk
Andrew Jackson
______ was the first and only President of Texas. (p. 20)
David Crockett
Sam Houston
Andrew Jackson
James K. Polk
