Westward Expansion

Which Act First allowed the Federal Government to pay Native Americans to move west?

• Federal Act

• Indian Removal Act

• Native American Act

• Settlers Act

In 1830, President ____________________ pushed the Indian Removal Act through Congress

• John Quincy Adams

• Henry Clay

• Andrew Jackson

• James Madison

President Jackson ignored which Supreme Court Case?

• Marbury V Madison

• Worcester V Georgia

• Muccoloch V Maryland

• Gibbons V Ogden

Where was most of the area set aside for Native Americans in 1834 located today?

• Texas

• Oklahoma

• Dakota

• New Mexico

The Indian Removal Act led to the event known in History as....

• The Trail of Tears

• The trail of Death

• The Crying Path

• The Journey of Loss

The consequences of the Indian Removal Act were

• 1/4 of the people that traveled the Trail of Tears died

• Native Americans were pushed onto land that was not suitable for their way of life

• the government established a pattern of treating Native Americans as being inferior

• all of these

Letter 'E" marks which of the following:

• United States in 1783

• Mexican Cession

• Texas

• The Louisiana Purchase

Which of the following presidents purchased Louisiana?

• Washington
• Adams
• Jefferson
• Jackson

Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?

• European warships attacked the eastern seaboard, forcing citizens to move westward for safety.
• Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming.
• Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.
• The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.

What is Manifest Destiny?

• The belief that it was America's destiny to control and civilize all of North America
• The belief that their destiny was to manifest
• A religious term used to explain how to be saved