Unit 4 Review

The Trail of Tears was difficult for Native Americans because?

• They lost their land and homes.

• They were being mistreated by the white settlers.

• They suffered from starvation and exhaustion.

• All of the above.

*He surveyed the Oregon Trail.

*He was known as the "Pathfinder."

*He encouraged the people of California to revolt against Mexico.

• John C. Fremont

• Meriwether Lewis

• Davy Crockett

Which of the following statements about the Trail of Tears is False?

• The Cherokee were the only tribe removed from their land by the U.S. Government.

• The Trail of Tears was forced upon the Cherokee by the US Government.

• The lands given to the Native Americans forced them to change their lifestyles.

What was one cause of the War of 1812?

• Slavery was needed in the North.

• The French burned the White House.

• The British took over American ships.

• The colonists wanted their own country.

What is Harriet Tubman best known for?

• her work with American Indian suffrage.

• her work with the Underground Railroad.

• her work on behalf of African American suffrage.

These two women worked to secure the right to vote for women in the United States.

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Dorothea Dix

• Susan B. Anthony

• Holly Mendez

How did Sojourner Truth help the abolition movement grow?

• She published an account of her life as a slave.

• Meeting with the president and asking him to free the slaves.

• Traveling and speaking out against slavery.

• Starting a national campaign to petition Congress to end slavery.

After the Lousiana Purchase, the United States controlled the port of New Orleans. Why was this important?

• So that the United States could settle Lousiana.

• For American trade.

• It allowed the country to use the Mississippi River for other purposes.

• It gave the United States a safe route to the Pacific Ocean.

During the War of 1812, which US government building did British troops loot and burn?

• Independence Hall

• The White House

• Congress Hall

• The Old Capital Prison

Which if the following was not a way that the United States acquired new land?

• they fought wars with other countries that held the land.

• they purchased land from other countries.

• they fought wars with American Indians that held the land.

• they purchased land from American Indians.