Unit Five Quiz One 705

Which was a significant effect of The Embargo Act of 1807?

• The British economy was impacted negatively.
• The economies of Britain, France and The United States struggled.
• The French economy was extremely successful.
• The United States economy was struggling very harshly.

Which of the following is not a rule for The Embargo Act?

• No American ships were permitted to travel to any foreign ports.
• All international trade between America and other parties were encouraged.
• The President had the right to create exceptions to the embargo if he chose.
• The President would enforce the embargo using the Navy and revenue officers.

What was a major cause of the War of 1812?

• The British blocked and closed American ports.
• The French interfered in American trade.
• The act of British impressment of United States sailors out at sea.
• The American support for Native American tribes.

Which of the following reasons explains why America declared war on Great Britain in 1812?

• Great Britain had broken their promise by not removing their Western Forts.
• Great Britain began stopping American sea vessels and forced people to join the British military.
• Great Britain issued trade restrictions while giving weapons to Native Americans living in the Western Forts to attack American settlers.
• All of the above.

A major reason President Thomas Jefferson ordered the Lewis and Clark expedition was to:

• Claim California for the United States.
• Explore and gather information on the area in the West.
• Remove Native Americans by force from the land.
• Establish permanent settlements in the North.

Lewis and Clark was to keep careful and accurate journals while they were traveling to record hardships they faced. One hardship does not belong:

• Going over the Missouri River.
• Weather condition: snow, ice and heat.
• Encountering wild animals.
• Gas for their car to travel on challenging geography.

Why was the Louisiana Purchase such an important step in the development of the United States?

• The land of The United States shrunk in size.
• The land doubled the size of The United States of America.
• The land gave the opportunity to grow more trees.
• The land allowed colonists to go to Louisiana for vacation.

Thomas Jefferson had long believed that acquiring western lands would insure a peaceful future for the United States. What is he trying to say about Westward Expansion?

• Westward Expansion is not going to benefit The United States in any way.
• Westward Expansion will begin to expand the authority of the United States peacefully across the continent.
• Westward Expansion will allow for people to visit the West peacefully.
• Westward Expansion is not allowing The United States to expand in any way.

The phrase Manifest Destiny means:

• Described the belief that The United States should control all the land from the Atlantic Coast to the Pacific Coast.
• Described the belief of starting a war with Mexico.
• Described the belief that The United States should control all of France.
• Described the belief of collecting more tax money.

Using the image below take a close look at numbers that corresponds to symbols in this painting. Write two to three sentences explaining how this painting tells the story of what happened when the settlers moved into the Great Plains. Use the symbols as evidence.