American History Unit 6 Review

What was the Louisiana Purchase?

• An area in the southwestern United States purchased from Mexico.

• An area in the central United States purchased from France.

• An area in the northwestern United states purchased from Spain.

• When you go to Louisiana and buy things.

What new territory did the U.S get with the Louisiana Purchase?

• Northwestern United States

• Central United States

• Louisiana

• Southwestern United States

True or False: Thomas Jefferson was responsible for the Louisiana Purchase.

• True

• False

What was the purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

• to find locations for forts

• to conquer Native American nations

• to search for the seven cities of gold

• to map and explore the unknown land

What is the definition of Manifest Destiny?

• the belief that Native Americans should be allowed to set up their own governments

• the belief that the United States had the right to settle all the land from the East Coast to the West Coast

• the belief that the United States had a right to take control of Central American nations

• the belief that American citizens should be free to emigrate to Mexico and Canada

Which activity did the concept of Manifest Destiny include?

• The Revolutionary War

• The War of 1812

• westward expansion

• Industrialization

Why did the United States fight in the War of 1812?

• to protest American sailors being kidnapped by the British

• to prevent a takeover by Great Britain

• to assist the French in fighting the British

• to gain land that belonged to France

What was a cause of the War of 1812?

• Britain was threatening to invade the United States.

• The British were refusing to trade with the United States.

• France was fighting Great Britain and needed assistance.

• The British had failed to leave forts they occupied in the west.

What happened as a result of the War of 1812? (Select all that apply)

• The British realized that the United States would remain an independent nation.

• Americans proved they could defeat the British by doing it a second time.

• James Madison was re-elected for a third term.

• The British realized that the United States would remain an independent nation.

True or False: The Trail of Tears was the forced migration of the Cherokee Nation to western lands.

• True

• False