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chs 11 & 12 test
The American Journey chapters 11 & 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This president’s popularity with the “common man’ | Andrew Jackson |
| to break away | secede |
| order to relocate Native Americans | Removal Act |
| Trail of Tears began in | Georgia |
| became president because President Harrison died. | John Tyler |
| The practice of replacing government employees with the winning candidate’s supporters | The spoils system |
| William Henry Harrison won with the support of | Laborers and farmers |
| Ruins a reputation | mudslinging |
| Whigs’ campaign slogan | Tippecanoe and Tyler too |
| An overwhelming victory | landslide |
| people from both Great Britain and the United States could settle in Oregon country | Joint occupation |
| People who made their living as fur trappers were called | Mountain men |
| lost his life at the Alamo | Davy Crockett |
| This group took the law into their own hands | Vigilantes |
| the high point of the year for mountain men | Rendezvous |
| the United States was set apart to extend its boundaries all the way to the Pacific. | Manifest destiny |
| Santa Anna was captured in this battle | San Jacinto |
| The United States insisted this was the boarder between the United States and Mexico | Rio Grande |
| had long lasting effects on California’s economy | Gold Rush |
| Bingham Young led his groups migration to the Great Salt Lake area | Mormon |
| William Becknell’s route | Santa Fe Trail |
| way to Oregon country | Oregon Trail |
| Canvas covered wagons | prairie schooners |
| Huge Mexican properties | ranchos |