Unit 4 Social Studies Review

Read these facts about an explorer.

● He surveyed the Oregon Trail.

● He was known as "the Pathfinder."

● He encouraged the people of California to revolt from Mexico.

Who is this explorer?

• John C. Fremont

• Meriwether Lewis

• Davy Crockett

• Zebulon Pike

Why was the Trail of Tears difficult for the Native Americans?

• They lost their land and homes.

• They were being mistreated by the white settlers.

• They suffered from starvation and exhaustion.

• All of the above.

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

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

• The Cherokee were the only tribe removed from their land 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 an example of voluntary exchange during the California Gold Rush?

• A miner pays taxes on income earned by mining and selling gold.

• A miner sends gold to family members living on the East Coast.

• A miner is fined for mining on land claimed by another person.

• A miner gives a shop owner gold and receives a new pickaxe.

For what is Harriet Tubman BEST known?

• her work on behalf of American Indian suffrage

• her work with the Harlem Renaissance

• her work with the Underground Railroad

• her work on behalf of African American suffrage

Which TWO of these women worked to secure the right to vote for women in the United States?

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Dorothea Dix

• Dolly Madison

• Susan B. Anthony

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

• Controlling the port of New Orleans meant the United States could settle Louisiana.

• Controlling the port of New Orleans was necessary for American trade.

• Controlling the port of New Orleans allowed the country to use the Mississippi River for other purposes.

• Controlling the port of New Orleans gave the United States a safe route to the Pacific Ocean.

Sojourner Truth was a former slave who helped the abolition movement grow by

• traveling and speaking out against slavery.

• publishing an account of about her life as a slave.

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

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

As the United States expanded westward, which of the following was NOT a means by which they acquired land?

• by fighting wars with other countries that held the lands

• by fighting wars with American Indians that held the lands

• by purchasing land from other countries

• by purchasing land from American Indians