Westward Expansion Review

Who was the president during the War of 1812?

• James Monroe

• Andrew Jackson

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

Why was the Louisiana Purchase significant?

• Because it tripled the size of the United States

• Because it doubled the size of the United States

• Because it helped us find the North West Passage

• Because it helped us win the War of 1812

Besides being a war hero, what made Andrew popular and helped him become president?

• He was very rich and athletic

• He was a self made, common man

• He was vey intelligent and went to Harvard

• He knew many important and powerful people

What two cities in New York does the Erie Canal connect together?

• New York City and Buffalo

• New Hampshire and Des Moines

• Albany and Manhattan

• Buffalo and Albany

The practice of replacing government workers with supporters of the winning candidate is know as the ________________.

• Cabinet

• Spoils system

• Warhawks

• Checks and Balances

Who wrote our national anthem during the War of 1812?

• Katniss Everdeen

• James Madison

• Eli Whitney

• Francis Scott Key

The United States tried to keep a balance of free and slaves states known as the ________________________.

• Missouri Compromise

• Monroe Doctrine

• Louisiana Purchase

• Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty

The United States received Florida from which country in what treaty?

• Mexico, Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty

• Spain, Adams-Onis Treaty

• France, Napoleon Treaty

• France, Adams- Riley Treaty

What proclamation warned the world of what the U.S. would consider a threat if they messed with the Americas?

• The Madison Proclamation

• The Monroe Doctrine

• The Warhawk's Docrtine

• Manifest Destiny

What invention by Eli Whitney had a major impact on manufacturing in the North?

• the telegraph

• interchangeable parts

• The cotton gin

• the locomotive