Westward Expansion and the Indian Experience Quiz

What did the Rush-Bagot Agreement of 1817 entail?

• Establishment of the 49th parallel as the northern boundary of the Louisiana Territory

• Settlement of territorial disputes between the US and Spain

• Joint control of the Oregon Territory

• Disarmament of the Great Lakes

Which event led to the forced relocation of Native American tribes living east of the Mississippi River?

• The Missouri Compromise

• Worcester v. Georgia

• The Erie Canal

• The Trail of Tears

What was the purpose of the National Road?

• To open the nation to the Midwest

• To give national government control over interstate commerce

• To connect the Hudson River to the Great Lakes

• To establish a direct water route from New York City to the Midwest

Which president opposed the national bank and used the power of the veto more than the 6 previous presidents combined?

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• Andrew Jackson

What was the outcome of the Tariff of Abominations?

• It led to the Civil War

• It reduced tension between the North and the South

• It favored northern manufacturing at the expense of the South

• It supported the expansion of the Whig party

What did the Missouri Compromise of 1820 establish?

• All states below the 36°30 latitude line as slave states

• All states above the 36°30 latitude line as free states

• Missouri as a free state

• Maine as a slave state

What did the Trail of Tears result in?

• Voluntary relocation of Native American tribes

• Fair treaty terms for Native American tribes

• Peaceful resistance to relocation

• Tens of thousands of Native American deaths

What did the Worcester v. Georgia Supreme Court ruling state?

• The federal government has the authority to declare laws and acts unconstitutional

• The bank was constitutional and states could not tax it

• The national government has control over interstate commerce

• The states cannot remove Native Americans from their land

What was the impact of Gibbons v. Ogden on American commerce?

• It gave states the power to regulate interstate commerce

• It invalidated federal monopolies on the Hudson River

• It expanded the power of the federal government to regulate interstate commerce

• It had no impact on American commerce

Why was the Tariff of 1832 so hated by South Carolina and the South?

• The Tariff made imported manufactured goods extremely expensive

• The Tariff made French Food extremely cheap

• The Tariff made Southern Restaurants smell bad