SS DA Review

Which of the following is one reason the United States and Great Britain fought during the War of 1812?

• The United States was trying to take over British colonies in North America.

• The United States wanted Europeans to stay out of the Western Hemisphere.

• Great Britain was making it hard for the United States to trade with other countries.

• Great Britain was trying to gain control of all trade on the Mississippi River and in the Louisiana Territory.

Which of the following was a major event during the War of 1812?

• The United States defeated the British at Yorktown with help from the French.

• The United States surprise attacked the British at Lexington and Concord.

• British soldiers launched a surprise attack on the Erie Canal causing it to shut down. 

• British soldiers set fire to the White House and the United States Capitol in Washington, DC.

What was one of the government's reasons for forcing American Indians to leave their homelands during the 1800s?

• to punish them for not fighting in the American Revolution

• to give them better access to education and job opportunities

• to open American Indian lands for settlement by white settlers

• to allow the government to sell American Indian land to Canad

Why did General George Custer and the US Army attack the Lakota, the Cheyenne, and other American Indians during the Battle of The Little Bighorn?

• The US government wanted to end a war between the Lakota and the Cheyenne.

• The American Indians would not give up their land and move onto reservations.

• The US government wanted the American Indians to move from Little Bighorn to Georgia.

• The American Indians took over the town of Little Bighorn and forced the settlers to leave.

Forcing the Cherokee from their lands in Georgia was a part of what larger forced relocation effort?

• The Long March

• The Trail of Tears

• The Reservation Trail

• The Battle of Little Bighorn

How did the Louisiana Purchase affect American Indians?

• American Indians were only allowed to keep their lands if they bought the land around them. 

• As more Americans settled in western territories American Indians peacefully integrated into American society.

• American Indians were forced off their lands as more Americans moved into the Louisiana Purchase territory.

• Many American Indians became wealthy by selling their land to Americans that wanted to settle in the American West.

Which of the following is an impact of this event?

• The U.S. lost access to the Mississippi River.

• The U.S. gained more land and expanded further west.  

• The U.S. gained the Oregon Territory with this purchase.

• The U.S. paid too much money for the land and lost money.

What was the MAIN goal of Lewis and Clark’s expedition? 

• They wanted to build forts and open a trading post.

• They wanted to claim the new lands and pan for gold.

• They wanted to map the new territory and study natural history.

• They wanted to find religious freedom and build new settlements.

What led to the growth shown on the graph?

• The discovery of gold in California.

• The Battle of the Alamo in California.

• The expedition of Lewis and Clark to California.

• The relocation of American Indians to California.

What did the slogan “Remember the Alamo” inspire others to do?

• search for the Oregon Trail

• Purchase the Louisiana Territory

• fight for independence from Mexico

• force Native Americans onto reservations