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| A law, passed by President Jackson, that removed Native Americans from their homes and relocated them elsewhere. |
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| Present day Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska to which Native Americans were forced to move to. |
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| The practice of giving government kobs to friends or supporters. |
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| JAckson's unofficial cabinet members. |
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| A tragic journey of Cherokee Indians to the Indian Territory, 1,000's died. |
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| 1849- people moved to california in hopes of finding gold. |
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| What miners were called during the California Gold Rush. |
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| A person who buys large amounts of cheap land and sells sections of it at a high price. |
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| The nickname of the Republic of Texas in 1836. |
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| The belief that the U.S. should own all land from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans. |
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| Followers of the mormon religion founded by Joseph Smith in 1830. |
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| Trail that started in Missouri and ended in Oregon. |
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| People sent to convert others into Christianity. |
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| A person who settles in a new country. |
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| A person who leaves their home country. |
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| The belief that America was for American-born citizens only. |
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| A negative opinion that is not based on fact. |
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| Reaasons that push people out of their homelands and pull them towards a new place. |
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| Texans defended the Alamo Church against the Mexican Army; only 6 Texans lived. |
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