SS Quiz 16

What creates a government for the people?

• The Bill of Rights
• The President
• The Constitution
• The people

When was the Louisiana Purchase settled?

• 1812
• 1803
• 1650
• 1830

What treaty ended the War of 1812?

• Peace Treaty of Ghent
• Treaty of Versailles
• Treaty of Peace
• None

What invention do some historians believe led to an increase in slavery in the U.S.?

• The power loom
• Slaves
• Steel plow
• The cotton gin

What do we call the amount of product people want to buy?

• Supply
• Demand
• Taxes
• Economy

Why did most immigrants come to the U.S.?

• To become slaves
• To escape slavery
• Religion
• To find economic opportunity

What do we call changes to the U.S. Constitution?

• Congress
• The Bill of Rights
• Amendements
• Illegal

Who was angry about Texas becoming a part of the U.S.?

• France
• Mexico
• Texans
• U.S. citizens

What made it possible for railroad systems to begin crisscrossing the continent?

• The Gadsden Purchase
• Immigrants
• Slaves
• Manifest Destiny

What is a belief in the right to spread the American way of life?

• Embargo
• Capitalism
• Greed
• Manifest Destiny