Thursday

  For the rest of the week we will be looking at "Don't Know Much About History"

1. How did white Europeans and Native Americans view land differently? 

2. What invention caused the desire for land in the Southeastern United States to grow? 

3. What did the U.S. Supreme Court decide concerning Native American removal? 

4. It is estimated that how many acres of land were taken from Native Americans? 

5. Despite the forced removal of Native Americans being clearly wrong, why do you believe Americans did it anyway? Do you think something like this could happen again?

 

QUESTIONS FOR READING:

List some of the labels attached to Andrew Jackson.
Was Andrew Jackson an Indian hater? What did the natives call him? What "Indian Wars" did he fight in and what was the outcome? What was his native "policy" as President?
How did Jackson come to symbolize the common people?
Name the 1st ten Presidents of the United States, dates of their terms, their parties and one thing that happened during their election or their term

 

Also know the following:

 

What problems did the “little magician” (Martin Van Buren) face while in office?

 

 

What was William Henry Harrison’s campaign like?

 

What was the Alamo?

 

Discuss the Texas War of Independence. Why did Jackson not want to annex Texas?

 

Who was Nat Turner?

 

What was Manifest Destiny?

 

 What was the Nullification Crisis?

What was the Indian Removal Act?