Unit 2 - Topic 1 Nationalism Post Assessment

Based on the document, why would the acquisition of New Orleans be significant to the United States?

• New Orleans was owned by France before the Louisiana Purchase

• New Orleans connected the United States to Spanish Mexico

• The United States needed the Port of New Orleans to transport produce 

• France would no longer be an American enemy

The Louisiana Purchase led to a turning point in history becauseThe Louisiana Purchase allowed the United States to defeat France in a war

• The Louisiana Purchase allowed the United States to defeat France in a war

• The Louisiana Purchase tripled the American population

• The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States and accelerated its westward expansion

• The Louisiana Purchase led to an alliance between France and the United States

Which statement best describes the author’s purpose in making this speech?

• to express the reasons he supports the purchase of the Louisiana territory

• to express the reasons the United States should not agree to the purchase of the Louisiana territory

• to suggest that the United States should pursue a policy of manifest destiny

• to suggest that the Louisiana Territory has many natural resources that the United States could acquire

Which statement best expresses the purpose of President Monroe’s speech?

• to declare war against European powers who have intervened in the Western hemisphere

• to strengthen alliances with European powers to suppress independence movements in the Western hemisphere

• to warn European powers not to interfere with independence movements in their former colonies in the Western hemisphere

• to gather support from Congress members for war with Europe

Which foreign policy is most closely related to the Monroe Doctrine?

• FDR’s Lend Lease policy

• the Roosevelt Corollary

• containment of communism

• the war on terror

Which development in transportation is Governor Clinton describing?

• National Road

• Erie Canal

• steamboats

• railroads

Based on the map, the Erie Canal and Hudson River contributed directly to the

• decisions to restrict immigration

• rapid increase in population in upstate New York

• settlement of New England

• acquisition of land from Canada

Native Americans were moved to Indian Territories depicted in the map partially because

• of Westward expansion into the Ohio River Valley by American settlers

• A drought in the southeast United States caused migration by Native Americans

• President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act in 1830

• In Worcester v. Georgia the Supreme Court sided with President Jackson

Based on this map, what was one effect of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

• Native Americans were forced from their tribal lands to Indian territories in the west

• All of the Seneca population was wiped out by a migration known as the Trail of Tears

• Native American tribes had to share tribal lands with American settlers

• Native American tribes spread out to settle in many more states than prior to the Indian Removal Act

Which development caused young farming women in the early 1800s to seek work in New England factories?

• The market revolution because many goods women traditionally made could now be purchased at market making women’s labor less valuable at home.

• The passage of women's suffrage because achieving the vote gave women more power to determine their lives and work.

• Peak immigration because women could be hired at low wages due to the competition from immigrant labor.

• Westward expansion because mills sought New England women to go west for employment.