U.S. History 1800 - 1900 First Semester Test Review

Which country owned the Louisiana Territory at the time the United States purchased it?

• France

• Spain

• Great Britain

• Canada

Which U.S. President made the Louisiana Purchase?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Alexander Hamilton

• James Madison

Who was the French emperor who sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States?

• Napoleon Dynamite

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• King Louis XIV

• King George III

Who led an exploration of the Louisiana purchase lands west of the Mississippi River? (choose 2)

• Meriwether Lewis

• William Clark

• Robert Livingston

• James Monroe

What were Jefferson’s three goals for Lewis and Clark’s trip?

• find a water route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean

• claim the “northwestern portion of the continent’s midsection” before another country did

• acquire knowledge of the geography of the western United States.

• discover and document veins of gold and silver in the Rocky Mountains

Who was the Native American woman who assisted Lewis and Clark on their journey?

• Sacagawea

• Toussaint

• Squanto

• Geronimo

In the War of 1812, the United States took on the greatest naval power in the world, who was this?

• France

• Russia

• Great Britain

• Spain

What were the three causes of the War of 1812?

• British attempts to restrict U.S. trade

• British impressment of American sailors

• America's desire to expand its territory

• France's refusal to trade with the United States

What future U.S. president defeated British forces at New Orleans?

• Andrew Jackson

• James Madison

• William Henry Harrison

• Winfield Scott

What were two effects of the war’s outcome on Americans?

• boosted national self-confidence

• encouraged the growing spirit of American expansionism

• made Americans feel defeated and inferior to European powers

• made the Americans stop trying to push Native Americans off their land in the west