Standard 2: Expansionist Presidents

Removal of Southern Indians to Indian Territory, 1835  "The plan of removing the aboriginal people who yet remain within the settled portions of the United States . . approaches its consummation...an extensive region . . has been assigned for their permanent residence. It has been divided into districts and allotted among them. Many have already removed and others are preparing to go. . . ."

This passage is MOST closely related to 

• Imperialism 
• the Civil War 
• Westward expansion 
• the French and Indian War 

The main idea behind the settling of western lands by Americans in the early-1800s was known as

• Women's Suffrage.
• Manifest Destiny.
• the Industrial Age.
• the Abolition Movement

Which event is the BEST example of a conflict over states' rights?

• Trail of Tears
• The War of 1812
• Nullification Crisis
• Election of Andrew Jackson

After 1812 and before the Civil War, Southern planters opposed high tariffs on imported goods. Which BEST describes why Southerners fought these tariffs?

• Southern industry dominated the international markets.
• High tariffs caused Southern manufacturing to decrease.
• Southern states wanted to purchase goods from the North.
• Southerners wanted to buy less expensive goods from England.
  

The Louisiana Territory was purchased under the presidential administration of Thomas Jefferson.

• True

• False

The size of the United States was doubled with

• the adoption of New Orleans

• the expedition of Lewis and Clark

• the Louisiana Purchase

• Zebolon Pike's Expedition

The US received what territory from the Adams-Onis Treaty?

• Texas
• Missouri
• Alabama
• Florida

Which of the following stopped European colonization in America.

• Adams-Onis Treaty
• Monroe Doctrine
• Watauga Compact
• Convention of 1818

Because of the Monroe Doctrine, the United States became a powerful leader in the ____________ hemisphere.

• northern
• southern
• western
• eastern

Which of the following was a major reason for the issuance of the Monroe Doctrine?

• discourage United States trade with Latin America

• defend the Panama Canal from Great Britain

• prevent further European colonization in the Americas

• provide economic aid to Latin American nations