Western Expansion Assessment

How did the U.S. government respond to conflicts over slavery before the Civil War?

• by granting the right to vote to all citizens

• by granting all residents of a state citizenship

• by passing a series of compromises to appease citizens

• by protecting privacy rights and preventing illegal searches

Which statement summarizes the controversy that took place as the United States acquired western land between 1803 and 1850?

• As additional western territories entered the Union, the issue of slavery became a greater source of conflict.

• More schools and colleges became an immediate need in newer territories.

• Conservation of natural resources became a important national concern.

• The construction of the of the transcontinental railroad was needed to remove the indigenous people.

What was the significance of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin?"

• It influenced northers to enforce the fugitive slave law.

• It influenced the Supreme Court to free Dred Scott.

• It influenced more individuals to join the abolition movement.

• It influenced individuals to support popular-sovereignty.

What was the outcome of the Texas War for Independence?

• The Texans won the war and joined the United States as a state.

• The Mexicans won and regained control of Texas.

• The United States won the war and established control of Texas.

• The Texans won the war and formed an independent country called the Lone Star Republic.

Which action caused the Indian Removal Act of 1830 to be viewed as a horrific event for the United States government?

• The United States was greedy in its quest for land.

• President Jackson created the Black Hawk War.

• The United States was able to gain more land from the Native Americans.

• The Trail of Tears

How did Manifest Destiny impact the United States?

• The United States ended slavery.

• More Americans were provided the opportunity to own land.

• It created fruitful alliances with Native Americans.

• Mexico and America agreed to new trading relationships.

What term did Americans use to explain “their belief that it was their divine right for European Americans to own all the land between the Atlantic and the Pacific”?

• Expansion

• Gold Rush

• Manifest Destiny

• The Mexican Cession

What did the Indian Removal Act of 1830 require of all Native Americans?

• All Native Americans had to sign a treaty to buy their land.

• All Native Americans had to give up land east of the Mississippi River and move west.

• All Native Americans living west of the Mississippi River had to move east.

• All Native Americans living east of the Mississippi River had to become United States citizens.

Based on the text, how did the Compromise of 1850 balance the interests of Northern voters and Southern voters in the debate over slavery?

• The compromise outlawed slavery in the Northern states but protected it in the South.

• The compromise prohibited the slave trade in new territories but protected it in existing states.

• The compromise protected slavery in states where it existed but allowed new states to decide the issue for themselves through popular sovereignty.

• The compromise required that new states legalize slavery but allowed existing states to choose their own laws.

Based on the excerpt, how did the Missouri Compromise affect the development of the United States?

• It let states decide whether or not to allow slavery.

• It placed limits on the expansion of slavery.

• It helped slavery expand more rapidly.

• It prohibited slavery in all new states.