Westward Expansion Part 1-LU

Which of the following is one cause of the War of 1812?

• 1. The U.S. was trying to take over British colonies in North America.

• The U.S. wanted Europeans to stay out of the new states.

• 1. Great Britain was trying to gain control of all trade on the Mississippi River.

• Great Britain was making it hard for the U.S. to trade with other countries.

The U.S. government did not like Great Britain providing American Indians with _________ to use against settlers moving to the West.

• food

• weapons

• ships

• money

Which of the following was a major event during the War of 1812?

• 1. The U.S. defeated the British at Yorktown.

• 1. British soldiers set fire to the White House.

• 1. The U.S. surprise attacked the British Saratoga.

• British soldiers launched a surprise attack on the Erie Canal.

The British burned down the _____________ in Washington, D.C. during the war of 1812.

• 1. The U.S. Capitol Building

• 1. The Statue of Liberty

• 1. The Lincoln Memorial

• 1. The Washington Monument

One cause of the War of 1812 was impressment. Which of the following BEST describes impressment which led to the War of 1812?

• The British Army burned the U.S. Capitol and forced Americans to build it back.

• 1. The British Navy captured American sailors and forced them to serve on British ships.

• 1. The British Army broke into the homes of Americans and forced them to house British soldiers.

• 1. The British Navy stole supplies from American ships and forced the U.S. government to buy back the stolen supplies.  

What song was inspired by the events of the War of 1812?

• 1. America the Beautiful

• 1. My Country Tis of Thee

• 1. The Star Spangled Banner

• 1. The Stars and Stripes Forever

The discovery of __________ on Cherokee lands led Georgia leaders to take their land.

 

• gold

• silver

• rivers

• natural resources

What was one reason the U.S. government forced American Indians to leave their lands during the 1800s?

• to punish them for not fighting in the American Revolution

• 1. to give them better schools and job opportunities

• 1. to take their lands so they could be settled

• 1. to sell American Indian lands to Canada

What is the name given to the forced removal of the Cherokee from their lands in Georgia?

• 1. The Long March

• The Trail of Tears

• 1. The Reservation Trail

• 1. The Gulf of Mexico

The Cherokee were forced to move onto land owned by the U.S. government called _____.

• 1. territories 

• 1. reservations

• 1. pioneer lands

• 1. impressments