U.S. History First Semester Test Review 2021

Who led an exploration of the land west of the Mississippi River?

• soldiers from France and Spain

• Native Americans

• Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

• Thomas Jefferson and Napoleon Bonaparte

What were Jefferson's three goals for Lewis and Clark's trip? (choose 3)

• finding a water route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean

• claiming the “northwestern portion of the continent’s midsection” before another country did

• acquiring knowledge of the geography of the western United States.

• fighting back the Native Americans who already inhabited the land

Who were the major combatants in the War of 1812?

• The United States, the United Kingdom, and the Native American confederacy that allied itself with the British

• The United States, Canada, and France

• The United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany

Which country owned the Louisiana Territory at the time the United States purchased it?

• France

• Great Britain

• Spain

• Canada

Who was the Native American woman who assisted Lewis and Clark on their journey?

• Sacagawea

• Toussaint

• Squanto

• Geronimo

Who invented the cotton gin and interchangeable parts?

• Eli Whitney

• James Monroe

• Samuel Slater

• Robert Fulton

Which of the following was an effect of the Industrial Revolution on the United States economy? (choose 4)

• New England factories

• new inventions

• growth of cities

• expansion of agriculture

• higher unemployment in cities

this machine removed seeds from cotton fiber

• cotton gin

• interchangeable parts

• patent

• factory system

identical machine parts that could be put together quickly to make a complete product

• cotton gin

• interchangeable parts

• patent

• factory system

give an inventor the sole legal right to the invention and its profits for a certain period of time

• cotton gin

• interchangeable parts

• patent

• factory system