American History Quiz

What was the Indian Removal Act?

• A law that provided financial aid to Native American tribes

• A law that prohibited Native Americans from owning land

• A law that authorized the removal of Native Americans from the East to the West

• A law that granted Native Americans citizenship

Who were the War Hawks?

• Young members of congress from the south and west who wanted to go to war with Great Britain

• European settlers who moved to the western territories

• British soldiers who fought in the War of 1812

• Native American leaders who resisted the Indian Removal Act

What was the purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862?

• To provide free land in the west for U.S. citizens

• To establish a national bank

• To fund the government's debt

• To collect excise taxes

What was the belief in manifest destiny?

• The divine mission of the United States to expand westward across North America

• The belief in the power of the federal government

• The push towards the east coast of North America

• The idea of forming alliances with Native American tribes

What was the purpose of the Erie Canal?

• To open the western part of the state and other western territories to increased settlement and trade

• To serve as a military route during the War of 1812

• To transport goods between North America and Europe

• To provide a water source for the western territories

What was the National Bank's role in Alexander Hamilton's financial program?

• To help fund the government's debt and issue currency notes

• To establish a protective tariff

• To provide free land in the west for U.S. citizens

• To collect excise taxes

What was the War of 1812 ignited by?

• British attempts to restrict U.S. trade

• French aggression towards the United States

• Spanish interference in U.S. affairs

• U.S. attempts to expand westward

What was the Atlantic Slave Trade?

• A trade route between Europe and Asia

• A trade route between Africa and Asia

• A trade route between North America and Europe

• An oceanic trade in African men, women, and children

What was the Louisiana Purchase?

• The purchase of land by the British from the Spanish government

• The purchase of land by the Spanish from the United States government

• The purchase of land by the French from the United States government

• The purchase of land by the United States government from the French for $15 million

What was women's suffrage?

• The right of women to serve in the military

• The right of women to hold public office

• The right of women to own land in the west

• The right of women to vote in elections