US History Quiz

Who was the 7th President of the US who expanded the right to vote for white men and removed Native Americans?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Andrew Jackson

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

What is the Erie Canal?

• A natural river in New York

• An artificial river that connected Lake Erie to the Hudson River

• A canal in California

• A famous bridge in Chicago

What was the Gold Rush?

• A migration pulled by gold mining

• A famous horse race

• A type of economic policy

• A military campaign

What was the purpose of the Homestead Act?

• To provide free education

• To give land to people to move out west

• To establish new factories

• To create national parks

What were Lowell Mills known for?

• Producing steel

• Textile factories in Massachusetts that employed women to make fabric

• Mining operations

• Shipbuilding

What does "Manifest Destiny" refer to?

• The belief in the right to free speech

• The belief the United States was destined to expand across North America

• A religious movement

• A scientific theory

What is the definition of Population?

• A group of animals in a habitat

• All the people living in a city, country, or the world

• The number of houses in a city

• The number of schools in a country

What was the Texas Revolution?

• A rebellion against the British government

• A rebellion of colonists and Tejanos against Mexico

• A civil war within Texas

• A war between Texas and California

What was the War of 1812?

• A conflict between the United States and France

• A conflict between the United States and Great Britain

• A civil war in the United States

• A war between Mexico and Spain

What does Westward Expansion refer to?

• The growth of the United States to the East

• The growth of the United States to the West

• The expansion of the United States to the South

• The expansion of the United States to the North