Social Studies Ch 10 Study Guide

True or False: Settlers fought American Indians for land on the frontier.

• True

• False

True or False: Settlers often hired a flatboat to travel west on the Ohio River.

• True

• False

True or False: Sacagawea helped Lewis and Clark find the source of important rivers.

• True

• False

True or False: Andrew Jackson's campaign was a message of support for ordinary Americans.

• True

• False

Why was life on the frontier often dangerous?

• Settlers had to travel on crowded rivers.

• Pioneers fought with American Indians over land.

• Settlers did not know how to hunt safely.

• There were no guides to take families west.

Which of the following was an example of the rise in nationalism after the War of 1812?

• The British and the Americans signed the Treaty of Ghent.

• President Madison wanted the United States to stay neutral.

• The British attacked Washington, D.C.

• The first dictionary of American English was published.

Why was the Louisiana Purchase an important event for the United States?

• The United States paid too much money for it.

• It allowed the French to continue trading through New Orleans.

• It doubled the size of the country.

• Jefferson's representatives were able to travel to France.

What did President Jefferson ask Lewis and Clark to do?

• to explore western land and study American Indian cultures

• to make a map of the Arkansas and Red rivers

• to find the source of the Mississippi River

• to meet with the French ruler, Napoleon Bonaparte

Use the map to answer the following question.

Which river marks a border of the Louisiana Territory?

• Arkansas River

• Columbia River

• Mississippi River

• Ohio River

Use the map to answer the following question.

Which of the following did Lewis and Clark explore?

• the Missouri and Columbia rivers

• the Ohio River

• the Pacific Ocean

• the Appalachian Mountains