Test Week 28-30

What term describes the belief that the United States was destined to expand across North America?

• Westward Village
• Manifest Destiny
• Eastern Promise
• Frontier Fate

What was the main cause of the Civil War in the United States?

• Border disputes
• Disagreement over the capital city
• Slavery, States Rights, sectionalism
• Lack of natural resources

Push factors in Immigration refer to:

• Negative aspects that encourage people to leave their home
• Attractive qualities of a new place
• Seasons changing
• New cultural opportunities

What were pull factors for settlers moving westward during westward expansion?

• Dense forests blocking their path
• Harsh (bad) weather conditions
• Abundant (a lot) land and economic opportunities
• Lack of natural resources

Josephina’s aunt and uncle just moved to France and love it there. They write every month, encouraging her family to join them. push or pull?

• Push Factors
• Pull Factor

Maggie lives in Ireland. One year, their potato crop does so badly that there is hardly any food in the country, and people become very hungry.

• Push Factors
• Pull Factor

Push or pull? Paul heard that he can go to a good college in the United States and learn all about engineering which is what he has always wanted to do.

• Push Factors
• Pull Factor

A town with few job opportunities.

• PULL/CULTURAL
• PUSH/ECONOMIC
• PULL/ENVIRONMENTAL
• PUSH/ SOCIAL

Which river served as the "natural" boundary between the United States and Mexico in the early 1800s?

• Mississippi
• Missouri
• Rio Grande
• Colorado

Who was the president of the United States during the Civil War?

• Abraham Lincoln
• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington
• Andrew Jackson