Unit 6 review

The Louisiana Purchase was important to the growth of the United States in all the following ways EXCEPT:

• It doubled the size of the United States.

• It strengthened the country, both economically and strategically.

• It kept the practice of slavery from spreading even further west.

• It confirmed the doctrine of implied powers of the federal Constitution.

How did the Lewis and Clark Expedition help further pioneers?

• They brought back gold, silver, and many spices.

• They made maps of Texas and New Mexico.

• They told many stories of Native Americans and buffalo.

• They brought back maps showing the major rivers, mountains, and important passes through the Rocky Mountains.

What was the name given to the belief that the United States “had the God-given right and duty to expand across the North American continent”?

• Manifest Destiny

• The Great Awakening

• Monroe Doctrine

• Louisiana Purchase

Which statement best describes why miners, cowhands, and ranchers wanted to move West?

• They wanted to escape the city-like lifestyle on the eastern coast.

• They were interested in having access to more open areas of land.

• They wanted to fight the Native Americans.

• They were in search for economic gains and new opportunities to make money.

Which of the following options best describes the message of the above cartoon?

• The Cherokee Nation’s acceptance of the Indian Removal Act of 1830.

• The terrible treatment of the Cherokees by both the U.S. Government and white settlers.

• The Cherokees were essentially prisoners of war in the United States.

• That all Cherokees were buried humanely by white settlers after they died.

Why did the majority of American politicians not want new territories, like Texas, to be annexed into the United States?

• Texas was populated by Spanish-speaking people, and they thought it would not fit well into their “American identity.”

• Texas was a slave-holding territory, and its annexation would cause problems in the already heated pro- vs. anti-slavery debate.

• They were not interested at all in adding more territory to the United States.

• They believed the annexation of Texas would cause a severe imbalance to the two existing political parties.

Which statement best describes the consequences of the Indian Removal Act?

• Native Americans voluntarily left their homes to move west of the Mississippi

• President Jackson ordered U.S. soldiers to force all Native Americans out

• Under pressure, most Native American groups eventually moved west of the Mississippi

• The Seminoles led other native American groups in a war of resistance

As displayed in the map above, the Missouri Compromise’s 36°30′N Line determined the status of slavery in future states. North of the line slavery was ___________, south of the line slavery was ______________.

• Permitted or allowed, prohibited

• Sometimes prohibited, never allowed

• Cheap, expensive

• Prohibited, permitted or allowed

“A long time ago, this land belonged to our fathers; but when I go up to the river I see camps of soldiers here on its bank. These soldiers cut down my timber; they kill my buffalo; and when I see that, my heart feels like bursting; I feel sorry.”

The statement above was made in 1867. What type of person would have made this statement?

• A Californian miner.

• An Oregon settler.

• A Native American.

• An American soldier.

Why was Tecumseh considered a hero in the War of 1812?

• He unified the Native Americans and refused to retreat when the British did.

• He freed the Native Americans from slavery in Canada.

• He defeated the colonial army in the Battle of the Thames.

• He fixed relations between the Natives and the American colonists.