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37 Cards in this Set
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Why did President Jefferson want treaties with the Indians?
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He hoped to accomplish tying the Indian Nations to the U.S.
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Are treaties still legally binding today?
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Yes
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The tribes located in the Indian Territory were the 5 civilized tribes and what original tribes? Name 2
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Osage & Western Cherokee
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Name the earliest fort in OK?
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Fort Gibson
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Name the fort now in Arkansas?
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Fort Smith
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Why were the Five Civilized Tribes called civilized?
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They wanted to do nothing, keep quiet and comply with their treaties
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What president is responsible for the Trail of Tears and removal?
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Andrew Jackson
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Who was John Ross?
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Cherokee chief
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Who was Sequoyah?
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Inventor of the Cherokee alphabet
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What act moved the Indians?
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The Indian Removal Act of 1830
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Name 3 reasons why the removal was so bad?
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Many Indians died, rebellion, and weather
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What happened in the law case Worcester vs. Georgia?
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It was appealed by the Court in 1832 but Jackson ignored it
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Name the 3 causes of the Mexican-American war
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Slavery, religion, settlement by Americans
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Who won the Mexican-American war?
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Mexico
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What destroyed many of the buffalo?
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Fur, traders, white hunters
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What were the "golden years"
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The period b/w the removal of the Indians
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Which of the 5 Civilized tribes had the worst time rebuilding?
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Cherokee
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Give 4 reasons why the US neded to expand west
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Population expanded due to high birth rate
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Define Imperialism
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expanding a country's power over another country
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Define manifest destiny
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Americans' desire to gain new land and to spread their beliefs and idealism
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Is imperialism and manifest destiny the same?
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No
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What was the Great American Desert?
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Indian Territory
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What was the best method of transportation during this time period?
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steamboat
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Describe the South.
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They were grey uniforms, they were called the Confederate, nicknamed rebels, President was Jefferson Davis, major general Robert E. Lee, fighting for slaves, major industry was cotton, lost the war
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Describe the North.
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They were blue uniforms, called the Union, nicknamed the Yankees, President was Abe Lincoln, major general Grant, fighting for peace, major industry was agriculture, won the war
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Who was Stand Watie?
He was the last to do what? |
a leader of the Cherokee Nation
He was the last to lay down his arms |
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Which side did the Native Americans sign up with during the war?
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South
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Name 5 battles in Indian Territory,
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Cabin Creek
Honey Springs (most important) Perryvine Round Mountain (first) Middle Boggy |
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Who were the buffalo soldiers?
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the black troops of the 10th Cavalry
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What are states' rights?
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the principle that the rights and responsibilities of the states should take precedence over the rights and responsibilities of the federal government
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What is a current event involving states' rights?
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Executing a man
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If you lived back then, and had to choose to fight in the Civil War, which side would you have fought on and why?
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South, because the Native Americans had a chance to get their homes back
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Define neutral
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to not take sides in a disagreement
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Who was Opothleyahola?
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spokesperson for Upper Creek Council
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What happened on April 9, 1865 at Appomattox Court House?
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Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War
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When were the Five Civilized Tribes Removals?
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1836-1842
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When was the Civil War?
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1861-1865
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