DIVISION AND RECONSTRUCTION

Which of the following statements best describes Manifest Destiny?

• Manifest Destiny was a treaty between Native Americans and the U.S. government.

• Manifest Destiny was a religious movement aimed at promoting Native American cultures.

• Manifest Destiny was the belief in the U.S. divine right to expand its territory across the continent.

• Manifest Destiny was an economic policy focused on trade with European nations.

What was the Mason-Dixon Line?

• A cultural boundary between North and South

• A geographical line separating East and West

• The border between the U.S. and Mexico

• A legislative boundary defining slave and free states

Which indigenous group suffered the Trail of Tears?

• Creeks

• Odawa

• Ojibwe

• Cherokee

When was the Kansas-Nebraska Bill signed?

• 1848

• 1850

• 1854

• 1860

What party was Abraham Lincoln a part of?

• Democratic Party

• Whig Party

• Republican Party

• Liberty Party

Who was elected the first president of the Confederacy?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Stephen Douglas

• Andrew Johnson

• Jefferson Davis

What was the Treaty of New Echota?

• A treaty between the U.S. and Mexico.

• A treaty to promote Native American self-governance.

• A treaty ceding lands in Georgia in exchange for $5 million.

• A treaty to end hostilities between Native American tribes.

Indian Removal was accompanied by which other policy aimed at incorporating indigenous groups into the general population?

• The Trail of Tears

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Civilization Fund Act

• The Fugitive Slave Act

Approximately how many indigenous people died on the Trail of Tears?

• 6,000

• 10,000

• 15,000

• 20,000

What was the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

• An act promoting Native American rights and autonomy

• An act advocating for the protection of Native American lands

• An act granting the president authority to negotiate treaties for Native American land in the West

• An act condemning the forced removal of Native Americans.