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Eberhard Ch. 12
Eberhard Ch. 12 Times of Change
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What caused conflicts between the Native Americans and the settlers? | The settlers were taking their land. |
| Why did white settlers want Native American land? | silver, gold, and rich farmland |
| What law was passed by President Andrew Jackson that forced Native Americans off their land and move west? | The Indian Removal Act of 1830 |
| What did the Supreme Court say about the Cherokee's right to their land? | The Cherokee had a right to their land. |
| What did Andrew Jackson do about the court's ruling that the Cherokee had a right to their land? | He ignored the Court and used the army to force the Cherokee to move. |
| What was the removal of Cherokee and other tribes from their homes in the east to Indian Territory in Oklahoma called? | The Trail of Tears |
| Where was Indian Territory? | Oklahoma |
| What was the name of the fighting that took place when the Indians in Florida refused to give up their land peacefully and move to reservations? | The Seminole Wars |
| What was the name of the period in which goods became produced by machine instead of by hand? | The Industrial Revolution |
| What did the invention of the cotton gin do to cotton production? | Cotton production increased. |
| How did the invention of the cotton gin affect slavery? | Slavery increased. |
| What became the first National Road? | Daniel Boone's Wilderness Trail |
| How did the development of the National Road affect transportation? | Transportation of goods and people became easier. |
| What was the goal of the abolitionist movement? | to abolish, or end, slavery |
| Who published an abolitionist newspaper known as "The Liberator?" | William Lloyd Garrison |
| Who was the first African American woman to be known as an anti-slavery speaker? | Sojourner Truth |
| Who was an escaped slave who became a powerful abolitionist speaker? | Frederick Douglass |