US History - Unit III Exam

Which term is defined as 'An earlier event or action seen as an example (guide) to be followed in the future'?

• Monroe Doctrine

• Precedent

• Frontier

• Manifest Destiny

Fill in the blank: The _______ was a belief that the US had a mission to expand its borders to all land between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

• Dawes Act

• Manifest Destiny

• Spoils System

• Judicial Review

Which Marshall Court case confirmed the Federal authority in signing foreign treaties?

• Ogden v. Gibbons (1824)

• McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

• Worcester v. Georgia (1832)

• Marbury v. Madison (1803)

The concept of Manifest Destiny was closely associated with which action?

• acquiring territory from Mexico in 1848

• deciding to end the War of 1812

• declaring independence from Great Britain

• annexing Hawaii and the Philippines

Fill in the blank: The Marshall Court case of McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) ______ the Interstate Commerce Clause.

• confirmed

• denied

• ignored

• challenged

Which act of Congress most directly contributed to the situation shown in this photo?

• the Homestead Act

• the purchase of Alaska

• the Sherman Antitrust Act

• the Interstate Commerce Act

According to Harold Faber, what was one reason for interest in the Oregon Territory?

• to acquire economic advantages for Britain

• Manifest Destiny

• leaders in old northwestern states were strongly disposed against acquisition

• to avoid trouble

A major reason President Thomas Jefferson authorized the Lewis and Clark expedition was to ______.

• claim California for the United States

• remove British outposts from United States land

• explore a route to the Pacific Ocean

• establish settlements in the Southwest

According to the passage, what was one reason the Cherokees asked for federal protection from the state of Georgia?

• The Supreme Court ruled against them

• Georgia refused to recognize the Cherokee treaties

• they could make peace and war

• Georgia recognized them as an independent nation

Which Supreme Court decision is most closely associated with the Trail of Tears?

• Worcester v. Georgia (1832)

• McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

• Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)

• Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)