WorksheetsJackson Westward
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What treaty ended the Mexican-American War?
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Treaty of Ghent
c)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
d)
Treaty of Rome
2.
In what year did the California Gold Rush take place?
a)
1848
b)
1850
c)
1839
d)
1849
3.
Why did Brigham Young move the Mormans west to Utah?
a)
Religious freedom
b)
They wanted gold.
c)
To see if they could survive the journey.
d)
Great Salt Lake
4.
________ owned the mill where gold was first discovered in 1848.
a)
Tim Fullen
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Sequoyah
d)
John Sutter
5.
What were the people called that left home to find gold in CA?
a)
49ers
b)
Californians
c)
Texans
d)
Mexicans
6.
Who invented the cotton gin?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Eli Whitney
d)
Francis Scott Key
7.
Jackson rewarded his supporters by giving them positions in the government. What is this called?
a)
Kitchen Cabinet
b)
Nullification System
c)
Spoils System
d)
American System
8.
Which tribe was NOT part of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
a)
Cherokee
b)
Creek
c)
Choctaw
d)
Shawnee
9.
This individual started the Anti-Slavery Republican Party?
a)
Jackson
b)
Fremont
c)
Lincoln
d)
Polk
10.
Other than the 13 colonies area and Florida, what two presidents gave us the majority of the USA?
a)
Washington & Adams
b)
Jefferson & Polk
c)
Jackson & Madison
d)
Monroe & Lincoln
11.
The US and Britain had a dispute over where the Oregon/Canada line would be located, on what latitude line did they decide on?
a)
49 degree
b)
39 degree
c)
54 degree
d)
50 degree
12.
In this election of 1824 it was to close to call an Clay helped Adams become president over Jackson, what did Jackson call this?
a)
Inappropriate Dealing
b)
Backdoor Deal
c)
Corrupt Bargin
d)
Two-Faced Fued
13.
The extreme southern portion of New Mexico and Arizona was purchased by the USA from Mexico in this purchase?
a)
Gadsden Purchase
b)
Mexican Cession
c)
Spanish Cession
d)
British Cession
14.
Which state was NOT part of the Mexican Cession?
a)
WY
b)
AZ
c)
NV
d)
UT
15.
What was the disputed border between Mexico and Texas?
a)
El Paso
b)
San Francisco
c)
Los Cruses
d)
Rio Grande
16.
Which two mountain ranges would impede you on your travels west?
a)
Rocky & Sierra Nevada
b)
Appalachian & Smokey
c)
Rocky & Appalachian
d)
Cascades & Ozarks
17.
What piece of legislation is the forerunner to the MO Compromise where it states that all lands gained from Mexican should be free?
a)
3/5ths Compromise
b)
Mexican Cession
c)
Wilmont Privisio
d)
Guadalupe Hidalgo
18.
Jackson cleaned out what state and who did we receive it from?
a)
LA & France
b)
FL & Spain
c)
TX & Mexico
d)
CA & Mexico
19.
Which of the following was NOT a problem going west?
a)
Foreign Countries
b)
Disease
c)
Animals
d)
Indians
20.
What was the turning point in the Texas Revolution in which Mexico thought they sent one message but the Texans heard a different one?
a)
The Battle of New Orleans
b)
The capture of Mexico City
c)
Finding gold in San Francisco
d)
The Alamo
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