For the Cherokee people, the journey from the southeast to Indian Territory was especially harsh–forced to walk for months during the winter with as many as 4,000 dying along the way.  This tragic event is known as

Which area of the map was acquired as a result of the Mexican-American War in 1845?  

The Louisiana Purchase is considered a turning point in U.S. history because

Base your answers to questions 4 – 6 on the map below and on your knowledge of social studies.   Which two areas of the map made up the borders of the United States in 1803 following the Louisiana Purchase? 

Base your answer to question 14 on the quotation below and your knowledge of social studies.   We wish to remain on the land of our fathers…we see nothing but ruin before us. The country west of the Arkansas territory is unknown to us. From what we can learn of it, we have no idea. All the inviting parts of it, as we believe, are preoccupied by various Indian nations…They would regard us as intruders, and look upon us with an evil eye… All our neighbors, in case of our removal, though crowded into our near vicinity, would speak a language totally different from ours, and practice different customs…Were the country to which we are urged much better than it is represented to be and were it free from the objections which we have made to it, still it is not the land of our birth, nor of our affections. It contains neither the scenes of our childhood, nor the graves of our fathers. An address by a council of Cherokee people to the people of the United States (1830) A historian studying the excerpt above would find it most useful in understanding

According to Justice Kagan, who gets to speak first at conference?

According to Justice Breyer (who is now retired), about 8,000 cases are appealed to the Supreme Court each year.  About how many are actually accepted for review?

In order for a case to be granted review by the Supreme Court, all 9 justices must agree to accept the case.

The doctrine of “stare decisis” is important because it means the Constitution will be interpreted differently by each new generation, thus keeping it a “living document”.

Leading up to and during the War of 1812, western settlers and politicians believed war with Britain might enable: