Ch. 3 Test

According to the map, which statement is true?

• The Florida Territory was most likely to be admitted as the next slave state.
• There were more slave states than free states in the Union
• The size of the free territories was much larger than that of the slave territories
• The were more territories than states in the Union

Which is an example of popular sovereignty?

• Settlers in Nebraska vote on whether they wish to make slavery legal
• The United States Congress passes a bill limited the slave trade
• The Fugivitive Slave Law enforces stricter penalties for people who help runaways
• An abolitionist exersises free speech by publishing a newspaper

The Kansas-Nebraska Act did which of the following?

• it allowed the people living in the territories to decide on the issue of slavery for thelselves
• it restricted the number of new settlers allowed to move into new territories
• it allowed Kansas to enter tehUnion as a free state and Nebraska to enter as a slave state
• it restricted the number of new reservations created west of the Mississippi River

Compared to the South, people in the North relied more on

• farming
• manufacturing
• imports
• plantations

Which reason best explains why slavery was located primarily in the southern states?

• the land had few rivers for factoris
• most Northerners opposed slavery for religious reasons
• Few Southerners understood new farming techniques
• the soil was ideal for agriculuture

How did the concept of Eminent Domain impact Native Americans?

• it gave them the option to remain on their lands for as long as they wished
• it forced many from their land without having a say in the matter
• it prevented them from selling their land to white settlers
• it ensured that they were given more money than what their land was worth

Between which years did the United States see the greatest population growth?

• 1800 to 1820
• 1810 to 1820
• 1830 to 1840
• 1840 to 1850

Why did James Madison ask Stephen Long to lead an expedition?

• to determine if the soil on the plains was suitable for farming
• to document unusual animal and plant speies
• the explore the new border between American and Spanish territory
• to draw maps of physical features such as the Rocky Mountains

One similarity shared by Zebulon Pike and Stephen Long is that they both

• believed the Louisiana terriory was unfit for settlement
• relied on Native Amreicans to navigate the Missouri River
• negotiated treaties with the Spanish in the Southwest
• explored the area west of the Rocky Mountains

Which was an effect of the Luisiana Purchase?

• The United States gained control of trade in the Mississippi River Valley
• The United Staes gave up its claims to New Orleans
• The United States gained control of trade in the Ohio River Valley
• The United Staes gave up its attempts to settle the West