American History Quiz

What is the process of buying or gaining land either through peaceful or non-peaceful means called?

• Annex

• Cede/Cession

• Acquisition

• Nullification

What term describes the idea that the westward expansion of the United States was inevitable and justified?

• Annex

• Manifest Destiny

• Acquisition

• Nullification

Which term refers to the act of adding territory to a country?

• Annex

• Cede/Cession

• Acquisition

• Nullification

What does the term 'Cede/Cession' mean?

What was the thought that each American state had the right to cancel any federal law (or tariff) they felt to be unfair?

• Annex

• Manifest Destiny

• Acquisition

• Nullification

Who was the seventh president of the U.S. known for supporting the common man and transporting Native Americans along the "Trail of Tears"?

• Andrew Jackson

• Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

• Brigham Young

• Davy Crockett

Who was a Mexican politician and general who fought to maintain Mexican control of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California?

• Andrew Jackson

• Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

• Brigham Young

• Davy Crockett

Which religious leader founded Salt Lake City and was the first governor of Utah?

• Andrew Jackson

• Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

• Brigham Young

• Davy Crockett

Who were the immigrants that moved to the West coast of America in search of riches but were often treated as second class citizens?

• Chinese Immigrants

• Forty-niners

• Donner Party

• Cherokee nation

Who was the American frontiersman and politician famed for his fighting in the Texas Revolution?

• Andrew Jackson

• Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

• Brigham Young

• Davy Crockett