US Review Ss.8.a.4.B

Which outcome was a result of President Jackson's policy that called for the relocation of eastern Native American tribes to land west of the Mississippi River?

• The Trail of Tears

• The Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854

• The Compromise of 1850

• The Creek War

Which statement best describes a change in lifestyle that the Native Americans experienced after their move Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced Native Americans off their tribal homelands and sent them to the West?

• Native Americans farmed lands in Oklahoma and raised domestic animals because they could not hunt.

• Native Americans gained the right to vote and formed U.S. states of their own.

• Native Americans joined forces with Great Plains tribes to fight against the United States.

• Native Americans stopped using traditional medicines in the new lands because herbs were not available.

Which part of the compromise did the South most likely consider the major victory in the Compromise of 1850?

• The Fugitive Slave Law

• $10 million to Texas

• Washington D.C. residents can retain slaves

• New Mexico and Utah have no slavery restrictions.

Which statement describes one way life changed for Native Americans after the passage of the Indian Removal Act?

• They were forced to relocate west.

• They were forced to become farmers.

• They were forced to convert to Christianity.

• They were forced to adopt European culture.

What was one effect of the 1830s Indian Removal Act on the Native American tribes of the southeastern United States?

• Most Native American tribes had to sign treaties to give up their lands and move to new territory.

• Most Native American tribes received payments and willingly moved to better lands.

• Some Native American tribes declared war against the U.S. government and were allowed to stay.

• Some Native American tribes protested to the U.S. Supreme Court and were allowed to stay.

Which legislation led to conflict in western territories over the issue of slavery?

• the Kansas-Nebraska Act

• the Wilmot Proviso

• the Compromise of 1850

• the Missouri Compromise

Why did Northern states support the Wilmot Proviso, which would have outlawed slavery in the newly acquired Mexican Territory?

• Northerners worried that their workers could not compete with slave labor.

• Northerners felt that Slavery was a moral outrage.

• Northerners wanted newly entered states to alternate as slave or free.

• Northerners felt that the territory belonged to them because they won the Civil War.

If a congressional committee on westward expansion met in 1830, and submitted a report to the House titled "How Westward Expansion Could Cause Civil Warfare." What would have been the main finding of the report?

• Westward expansion changed the balance of power between slave states and free states and might lead to conflict.

• Westward expansion was opposed by the Mexican government and might lead to conflict with Mexico.

• Westward expansion was opposed by Native Americans and might lead to conflict with numerous tribes.

• Westward expansion changed the balance of power between territories and existing states and might lead to conflict.

After 1850, which action most impacted a slave's ability to become free?

• government support of the Fugitive Slave Act

• the banning of slavery in Washington D.C.

• the division of New Mexico and Texas territories

• community support for popular sovereignty in Utah

The Indian Removal Act forced tribes to move from their traditional lands in the Southeast to Indian Territory in the West. How did the lifestyle habits of these Native American tribes change after this move?

• They became more involved in buying and selling natural resources.

• They became more dependent on trading animal pelts.

• They became more dependent on following bison herds.

• They became more involved in fishing and hunting small game.