4th Grade SS Unit 4 The Nation Expands Part A

The Battle of Fort McHenry inspired Francis Scott Key to write

• America the Beautiful

• The Star-Spangled Banner

• Articles of Confederation

• The Declaration of Independence

During which war did the burning of the White House, Washington, D.C., and the capitol buildings occur?

• During the Civil War

• during the Mexican American War

• during the American Revolution

• During the War of 1812

What impact did the Battle of Little Bighorn have on westward expansion?

• The American Indians stopped fighting and relocated to reservations

• The Americans won. The Native Americans peacefully relocated to reservations.

• It put an end to the conflict between the American Indians and soldiers

• American Indians won. Conflict between Americans and Indians intensified

What happened to the Native American territory between 1820 and 1880?

• Westward expansion caused native territory to decrease

• Westward expansion caused native territory to increase

• Westward expansion caused native territory to stay the same

• Westward expansion had no effect on native territory

Why did many Native Americans relocate to reservations in the late nineteenth century?

• they grew too large for their land

• they wanted to find gold during the Gold Rush

• their traditional homelands were taken away

• they were offered educational opportunities

What experiences did Lewis and Clark have during their expedition?

• they studied plants and animals

• they explored west of the Mississippi River

• They rode horseback across the Cascade Mountains

• all the above

People who traveled west during the Gold Rush...

• lived in conditions that were rough

• were mostly men

• made towns they later had to abandon

• all the above

How did the United States acquire the land now known as Louisiana, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and more?

• they gained it in the War of 1812

• they bought it from the American Indians

• they bought it in the Louisiana Purchase

• they gained it in the American Revolution

What was the forced relocation of the Cherokee Indians called?

• The Trail of Tears

• The Pony Express

• The Missouri Compromise

• Manifest Destiny

Why did General George Custer and the troops attack the Lakota and other tribes during the Battle of Little Bighorn?

• The government wanted to win the war

• the American Indians wouldn't give up their land and move to reservations

• The government wanted the Indians to move to Little Bighorn

• The Native Americans took over the town of Little Bighorn from the settlers