Unit 7: Westward Expansion

How does the artist demonstrate the belief in Manifest Destiny?

• An angel is leading pioneers westward.

• Farmers are shown plowing land and hunting animals.

• Pioneers are shown moving East.

• American Indians are shown as helping the new settlers.

What was the time period called after Monroe was elected in 1817, in which national unity and purpose were promoted in the United States?

• Monroe Doctrine
• Era of Unity
• Nullification
• Era of Good Feelings

The Monroe Doctrine sent a clear message from the United States to European powers. What was this document designed to do?

• It stated that Europe should basically stay out of the affairs of North and South America.
• It was designed to develop new colonies in North and South America.
• It stated that all trade with Europe would stop.
• It gave European powers control of the west.

Which of the following best describes an effect of the idea of Manifest Destiny?

• The southern states would expand north.

• Explorers would cross the Atlantic Ocean in search of new lands.

• Pioneers move west of the Mississippi River in search of new land.

• Native Americans would move East to the coast.

What were some of the dangers faced on the trails westward?

• Accidents

• Starvation

• Disease

• All of the these were dangers!

What issue did the Missouri Compromise try to solve?

• To keep the balance between slave states and free states.
• The raising of tax money to purchase land.
• The ability to travel more quickly to the new territory.
• The removal of Native Americans in the southern states.

Which U.S. President signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

• Abraham Lincoln
• Andrew Jackson
• James Monroe
• John Adams

To which state did the U.S. federal government force approximately 100,000 Native Americans, who lived east of the Mississippi, using the route that became known as the "Trail of Tears"?

• California
• Texas
• Oklahoma
• Florida

How did westward expansion and land policies affect the Native Americans?

• They were granted rights to maintain their ancestral lands.
• Native Americans lived together peacefully with settlers and were granted land rights.
• Native Americans were the only ones given the Great Plains to hunt buffalo and live freely.
• Native Americans were forced off their land by the federal government to reservations.

What was the Nullification crisis over the Tariff of Abominations that helped lead to resentment towards the North and would be used again at the start of the Civil War?

• It argued that states' rights were being violated by the federal government.
• It stated that federal government had the power to tax whenever it wanted.
• The northern states rebelled over taxes.
• The president resigned after the crisis.