US History Unit 3 - SSUSH 6-8

The Monroe Doctrine was meant to

• protect US interests int he Americas from European threats

• establish US colonies

• end negotiations with the French over western territories

• invite European nations to establish settlements in the Louisiana Territory

What effect did the US war with Mexico have?

• The US invaded and annexed Texas

• The US marched into Sacramento and forced Mexico to surrender California

• the US agreed to give Texas back in exchange for California

• The US acquired territory that eventually became Arizona and New Mexico

What was Andrew Jackson's view concerning slavery?

• He believed everyone living in the US should be allowed to vote

• He believed any white man should be allowed to vote

• He favored restricting suffrage to landowners

• He thought that whites and Native Americans should be allowed to vote, but not blacks

The Missouri Compromise, Wilmot Proviso, and Compromise of 1850 were all designed to

• end slavery in the South

• emancipate slaves

• extend slavery to new US territories

• deal with the issue of slavery in new territories

What did the Whiskey Rebellion show about George Washington?

• He lacked the ability to forge foreign alliances

• He was a strong president who was willing to use federal troops when needed

• He could not efficiently govern a nation because he was not well-respected

• He strongly believed that political parties should govern the nation

Of what significance were railroads and canals in the 1830s?

• they slowed city growth

• they stopped expansion

• they encouraged westward movement

• they improved Native American relations

What was the foremost reason for the War of 1812?

• the quest for westward expansion beyond the Mississippi River

• the establishment of a representative government in America

• the French fur trade in Canada and in western United States

• the British policy of search and seizure of American ships

All of the following were leaders in abolitionist EXCEPT

• Frederick Douglas

• Grimke Sisters

• John C. Calhoun

• William Lloyd Garrison

In what way was the Lewis and Clark Expedition a key element in Manifest Destiny

• the Louisiana Purchase established a boundary for souther migration

• Westward expansion stalled until the Homestead Act in 1862

• the United States viewed westward expansion as providential

• Jefferson sought to restrict settlement within the Louisiana Territory

The Second Great Awakening introduced

• new ideas about religion

• radical new ideas about government

• opposition to having a king

• progressive reforms such as a woman's right to vote