Quiz:  Expansion and Manifest Destiny

Quiz: Expansion and Manifest Destiny

8th Grade

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Quiz:  Expansion and Manifest Destiny

Quiz: Expansion and Manifest Destiny

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8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who were the two main political parties in the Election of 1800?

Farmers and Manufacturers

Federalists and Democratic-Republicans

Democrats and Republicans

Thomas Jefferson and John Adams

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was the election of 1800 considered a turning point in American history?

It showed that political parties were not important

It showed people had no power to influence their government

It showed that the United States was becoming a monarchy

It showed that the people had the power to choose their leaders and decide the direction of the country

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the third president of the United States?

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

John Adams

Abraham Lincoln

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What important document did Thomas Jefferson write?

The Constitution

The Declaration of Independence

The Bill of Rights

The Emancipatio Proclamation

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Thomas Jefferson do to make the United States bigger?

He bought land from France

He signed the Declaration of Independence

He explored new lands with Lewis and Clark

He built an estate called Monticello

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did President Jefferson want to buy the Louisiana Territory?

To control the Mississippi River and the port of New Orleans

To make France and other European countries jealous

To increase the size of the United States

To sell the land to other countries

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How much did the United States pay for the Louisiana Purchase?

5 million dollars

10 million dollars

15 million dollars

20 million dollars

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