Westward to Civil War Checkpoint

The Journey of the Cherokee who were forced to move from their homes in the Southeast to the Indian Territory became known as the...

• Wilderness Trail

• Indian Removal Act

• Trail of Tears

• Louisiana Purchase

What differences between the North and the South in the United States lead to the Civil War?

• Economy, agriculture, and slavery

• Population density, transportation, and industry

• Language, religion, and education

• Political systems, trade, and immigration

According to Southerners, what would lead to financial ruin

• Increased indutrialization

• The invention of the Cotton Gin

• Freeing the enslaved

• Increased immigration to the US

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 felt they could reach the American dream of having land and wealth.

• Many factory workers were becoming very wealthy and wanted to spend their money out west.

What was one effect of the cotton gin in the United States?

• More efficient cotton processing/less need for slaves

• Expansion of mercantilism

• Increased efficiency of crop irrigation

• Expansion of the plantation system/need for more slaves

What is an abolitionist?

• Someone who is against slavery

• Someone who is for slavery

• A confederate soldier

• Someone who supports a women's right to vote

Which is NOT true of the Missouri Compromise

• Missouri would be admitted as a slave stat

• Maine would be admitted as a free stat

• Popular sovereignty (voting by the citizens) would determine if a new state would be a free or slave state

• Slavery would not be permitted in the lands acquired during the Louisiana Purchase north of latitude 36°30’

Which statement bests represents the United States’ view on land expanding to the Pacific in

the 1800’s?

• America’s attitude toward completing Manifest Destiny was that it was their duty to get all land they wanted through any means needed

• Manifest destiny meant we were not willing to get into wars or battles attempting to gain land

• America thought that all nations had the right to keep the land they controlled

• America was ready to fight to ensure the Native Americans kept a fair share of the western land

By 1860 where were most of the country’s goods manufactured?

• Northeast

• Northwest

• Southeast

• Southwest

Which act did Congress pass to force the relocation of Native Americans?

• Federal Act

• Indian Removal Act

• Native American Act

• Settlers Act