UNIT 8 PRACTICE QUIZ

Which of the following about the California Gold Rush are TRUE and FALSE?

Groups:

(a) TRUE

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(b) FALSE

• The Gold Rush lasted for 100 years

• Miners were called "forty niners"

• Most miners found gold

• Mining camps became "boomtowns"

• Miners made fortunes, not merchants

• Lots of miners were immigrants

Match the following names of historical person during the 1800s in the US to what they're best known for:

• Coined the phrase "Manifest Destiny"

• John L. O'Sullivan

• Founder of the Federalist Party

• Thomas Jefferson

• Wrote poem that became national anthem

• Alexander Hamilton

• President responsible for Indian Removal

• Francis Scott Key

• President who purchased the Louisiana

• Andrew Jackson

FILL IN THE BLANK TO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:

The ​United States purchased the ​ (a)   Territory from ​ (b)   in 1803 for $15 million. In 1836, ​ (c)   won independence from ​ (d)   and was annexed to the U.S. 9 years later. After the war with ​Mexico the United States gained ​ (e)   and New Mexico.

• Louisiana
• France
• Texas
• Mexico
• California
• Spain
• Britain

Organize these territories according to the nation that the U.S. obtained the land(s) from:

Groups:

(a) France

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(b) Britain

,

(c) Spain

,

(d) Mexico

• California

• Louisiana territory

• Texas

• New Mexico

• Florida

• Oregon

Label the following items on the map of the westward expansion of the United States:

d

e

f

g

c

b

a

Louisiana Purchase

Adams-Onis Treaty

Annexation of Texas

Mexican Cession

Treaty of Paris

Oregon Treaty

Original 13 States

Which of the following is illustrated in the map:

• Oregon Trail

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Lewis & Clark Expedition

• Trail of Tears

Which of the following is TRUE about the Gold Rush?

• The price of goods in California were low.

• Merchants charged high prices for supplies and food.

• The cost of goods in California was the same as everywhere else in the 1800s.

• The high prices were affordable since most forty-niners made a fortune.

Which of the following about the Louisiana Purchase were TRUE or FALSE?

Groups:

(a) TRUE

,

(b) FALSE

• The US originally wanted a bigger piece of land

• Hundreds of Indian tribes lived in the land

• The US paid $15 million to Britain for it

• President Jefferson wanted to take over the fur trade

• The Constitution allows for the purchase of land

• The US originally just wanted New Orleans

Which of the following are TRUE or FALSE about the War of 1812?

Groups:

(a) TRUE

,

(b) FALSE

• Dolly Madison was taken hostage by the British

• The Star Spangled Banner was written

• Washington DC was burned

• Impressment was a major cause

• The US blockaded Britain

• War Hawks wanted peace with Britain

Which of the following items can be credited to our nation's first president (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY!):

• Wrote the Farewell Address and not seeking a third term as President

• Warning about political parties and regional loyalties as divisive

• Purchasing the Louisiana Territory from Napoleon

• Signing the Indian Removal Act, causing the "Trail of Tears"