Chapter 6 - Westward Expansion and American Indian Experience

How did the Erie Canal affect transportation in the United States? (Choose 2)

• It increased travel time between the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean.

• It became a major travel route between the midwestern states and New York City.

• It provided a cheaper way to ship raw materials and finished goods between the Midwest and New York.

• It increased costs to ship raw materials and finished goods between the southern states and New York.

What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?

• to protect the United States' territory by setting a boundary line at the 49th parallel

• to protect the United States' westward expansion by agreeing to a boundary line in the American Southwest

• to protect the United States' independence by limiting European involvement in North and South America

• to protect the United States' future by ensuring that all European powers currently in North America would leave

Which statements most accurately describe effects of the Monroe Doctrine? (Choose 2)

• It started the War of 1812 with Great Britain.

• It made the United States a player on the world stage.

• It led to the United States getting more territory from Spain.

• It allowed the United States to set a firm border with Canada.

• It became a standard part of American foreign policy used by many presidents.

Which statements most likely summarize why the ruling in Worcester v. Georgia was so important? (Choose 2)

• Cherokee lands in Georgia were not protected from White settlement.

• Georgia had no right to enforce state laws in Cherokee Nation territory.

• The Supreme Court said that the Indian Removal Act was unconstitutional.

• The Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokee Nation was a sovereign nation.

“I saw helpless Cherokees arrested and dragged from their homes, and driven at bayonet point into the stockades. And in the chill of a drizzling rain on an October morning, I saw them loaded like cattle into six hundred and forty-five wagons and started toward the west.”

How does this first-hand account influence the historical interpretation of the Trail of Tears?

• It describes how the Cherokee people felt about being removed from their homes.

• It shows that most Americans approved of President Jackson’s Indian Removal Act.

• It explains why the United States government wanted to move the Cherokee Nation.

• It provides an eyewitness report of the inhumane treatment of the Cherokee people.

Which evidence supports the claim that the National Road contributed to westward expansion in the United States? (Choose 2)

• Canals moved people and products along the road.

• New farms and businesses developed along the road.

• Products were transported quickly and cheaply along the road.

• The National Road was covered with rocks and subject to flooding.

Choose the correct options in the dropdowns below.

Native American men, women, and children traveled ​​ (a)   on the Trail of Tears. They were forced to relocate to territory in present-day ​​ (b)  

• east
• north
• south
• west
• Oklahoma
• Georgia
• Tennessee
• Louisiana

“as a principle in which the rights and interests of the United States are involved, that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers . . .”

What counterclaim might the European powers have in response to this portion of the Monroe Doctrine?

• We will hand over all our territory in the American continents to the United States.

• We have no interest in the land on the American continents or its valuable resources.

• We are good and wise rulers who do not take away land from the Native American people.

• We have had control of parts of the American continents far longer than the United States has.

This headline shows the effect of which foreign policy document?

• Adam-Onis Treaty

• Gibbons v. Ogden decision

• Monroe Doctrine

• Treaty of 1818

Add the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. The United States had a dispute with ​ (a)   over the border with Canada. It was resolved by the ​ (b)   . The United States had a dispute with ​ (c)   over Florida. It was resolved by the ​ (d)   .

• Treaty of 1818
• Great Britain
• Treaty of Ghent
• Florida
• Spain
• Adams-Onis Treaty