Westward Expansion Quiz 1

Close reading the map, with the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?

• Missouri

• Maine

• Kentucky

• Ohio

Close reading the map, with the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?

• Missouri

• Maine

• Kentucky

• Alabama

Close reading the map, where was the Missouri Compromise line?

• 36-30 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase

• 46-40 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase

• 56-50 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase

Who came up with the idea of the Missouri Compromise?  

• James Monroe
• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Henry Clay

How many votes does each state get in the U.S. Senate?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• it depends on population

What is Congress's job?

• To enforce the laws.
• To interpret the laws. 
• To make the laws.

James Monroe...

• tried to unite all Indian tribes in America.

• kept Europe out of the affairs of the Western Hemisphere.

• was the only Federalist President.

• was part of the War Hawks in Congress.

_______ is the idea that God wanted America to have land from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.

• Providence
• The Spoils System
• Manifest Destiny
• Destiny of the USA

Annexation of Texas was controversial in the United States because ____________________________________.

• it would increase the number of states that did not allow slavery
• it could lead to war with Spain
• it would increase the number of states that allowed slavery
• it would interfere with Manifest Destiny

What year was Texas annexed into the U.S?

• 1836

• 1845

• 1832

• 1829