WorksheetsManifest Destiney
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 44mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
After gold was found on their land and the state of Georgia began annexing them, how did the Cherokee attempt to be peaceful?
a)
They offered to pay to keep their land.
b)
The asked Andrew Jackson to help them.
c)
They appealed to the Supreme Court to help them keep their land.
d)
They left willingly.
2.
How did the battles that Andrew Jackson was a part of affect his political career?
a)
Congress thought he would be good for the country.
b)
His reputation from the military made him very popular with Americans.
c)
It did nothing to help him.
3.
Democratic Party supported the common man and states' rights.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Economic depression and prospect of cheap land lead to what ideal?
a)
Breaking away from Britain.
b)
The American System.
c)
The Canadian Invasion
d)
Manifest Destiney
5.
Who could pay Native Americans for their land?
a)
Only State Government
b)
Only the Federal Government
c)
Both the State and Federal Government
6.
in the 1840's many Irish came to America fleeing:
a)
The Onion Famine, which was affecting sales.
b)
The potato famine, which was damaging food crops.
7.
The treaty of the Guadalupe-Hidalgo listed what in its terms:
a)
The U.S retained Oregon.
b)
The U.S established a border with Canada.
c)
The U.S and Mexico border was now at the Rio Grande.
d)
Mexico paid the U.S 20 Million dollars.
8.
Utah, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, and Nevada were all states that joined the US as a result of what?
a)
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
b)
The Annexation of Texas
c)
The Mexican Cession
d)
The Joint Resolution
9.
The Compromise of 1850 mostly impacted slavery in the lands gained from:
a)
The War with France
b)
The War with Spain
c)
The War with Mexico
d)
The War with Ireland
10.
What was different about the economic development of the West?
a)
Limited land and immigrants.
b)
Inexpensive land and abundant natural resources..
c)
A weak government aloud crime to thrive.
11.
Why were Native Americans usually removed from their home lands?
a)
Gold
b)
Fertile Farm Lands
c)
Segregation
12.
Where did William Clayton lead the Mormons?
a)
To Mexico for gold.
b)
To California for land.
c)
To Utah to escape persecution.
d)
To Canada for the fur trade.
13.
Land granted from one country to another country is what?
a)
Public lands
b)
Cession
c)
Joint Resolution
d)
Annexation
14.
Why did the Chinese want to come to America?
a)
Economic booms that promised wealth.
b)
Promise for more food.
c)
Persecution in their home country.
15.
What is an example of the Spoils System?
a)
Someone retiring after an election.
b)
A presidents replaces all officials with their supporters.
c)
A King allows people to be elected.
d)
Someone being elected to a new positions
16.
What law forced Native Americans off their land in the South?
a)
Indian Removal Act
b)
Affordable Care Act
17.
What was shared by Irish and Chinese workers?
a)
Poorly paid for work on transportation routes.
b)
Forced to leave their home lands.
c)
Initially well respected.
d)
Often homeless.
18.
The Gadsden Purchase allowed for:
a)
Easy access to Mexico.
b)
More agricultural land.
c)
The U.S and Mexico to split cost on building the railroad.
d)
A decrease in the slave trade.
19.
Democrats in the 1840's supported making:
a)
Manifest Destiny an official government policy.
b)
Manifest Destiny illegal.
20.
What area was gained after the Mexican-American War?
a)
The Louisiana Purchase
b)
The Florida Cession
c)
The Mexican Cession
d)
Oregon Country
21.
What state was ready to nullify the tariffs in 1832?
a)
South Carolina
b)
Georgia
22.
What is this cartoon trying to say about Andrew Jackson?
a)
Congress loved Andrew Jackson
b)
Andrew Jackson Abused his powers as President
c)
Andrew Jackson had relatives in Britain
23.
What was the name of the route that Native Americans were forced on to move west called?
a)
Road to No Where
b)
Trail of Tears
24.
Practice of appointing people to government jobs based on loyalty
a)
Nepotism
b)
Spoils System
c)
Spoils Cabinet
d)
Loyal System
25.
Crisis where South Carolina threatens to leave the Union.
a)
Crisis of 1833
b)
Nullification Crisis
c)
The South Carolina Crisis
d)
Abomination Crisis
26.
This person considered nullification an act of Treason
a)
James Madison
b)
John Quincy Adams
c)
William Henry Harrison
d)
Andrew Jackson
27.
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced Indians to move
a)
to Oklahoma
b)
to Florida
c)
to the Louisiana Purchase
d)
to Canada
28.
President Jackson sent soldiers to remove the ____ to the Indian Territory.
a)
Cherokee
b)
Iroquois
c)
Souix
d)
Red Hawks
29.
This tribe lived mostly in Florida and were either killed or forced to leave their homes.
a)
Souix
b)
Choctaw
c)
Iroquois
d)
Seminole
30.
The Trail of Tears lasted from
a)
1800-1801
b)
1818-1819
c)
1838-1839
d)
1828-1829
31.
The person who was MOST responsible for causing the Panic of 1837 was
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Henry Clay
c)
Martin Van Buren
d)
Nicholas Biddle
32.
Andrew Jackson disliked the national bank and attacked it because
a)
the bank's leaders had opposed him in the election of 1824.
b)
he thought the bank's policies favored the wealthy and hurt the average person.
c)
most of the bank's supporters in Congress also supported the doctrine of nullification.
d)
All of these
33.
This treaty resolved the border issues between Maine and Canada.
a)
Webster- Ashburton Treaty
b)
The treaty of Maine and Canada
c)
Maine Compromise
d)
Boundary Treaty
34.
Group of immigrants that moved to America due to a potato famine
a)
Irish
b)
German
c)
Middle Eastern
d)
Scottish
35.
Nativism is hostility towards foreigners.
a)
False
b)
True
36.
A revival that wanted to reorganize religion because they believed it was weakening
a)
Protestant Revival
b)
First Great Awakening
c)
Second Great Awakening
d)
Christian Revival
37.
To nullify a law means …
a)
to agree to the law
b)
to secede.
c)
to void or cancel the law.
d)
to vote on the law.
38.
____ and ____ were accused of making a “corrupt bargain” in the 1824 Presidential Election.
a)
Andrew Jackson; Henry Clay
b)
Henry Clay; John C. Calhoun
c)
Henry Clay; John Quincy Adams
d)
John Quincy Adams; the devil
39.
Tariffs caused the price of ____ to go up.
a)
foreign goods
b)
american made goods
c)
ice cream
d)
slaves
40.
What happened as a result of Jackson's veto of the bank?
a)
more people got the right to vote
b)
the Panic of 1837
c)
economic prosperity
d)
the bank was allowed to continue for 10 more years
41.
Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?
a)
the north
b)
the south
c)
the west
d)
Alaska
42.
What President was the biggest supporter of Manifest Destiny?
a)
James K. Polk
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
James Monroe
d)
George Washington
43.
Who did the United States buy the Louisiana Purchase from?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Great Britain
d)
Mexico
44.
Why did the United States want to buy the Louisiana Territory?
a)
To build a railroad
b)
To get France off of the continent
c)
Control the Mississippi River
d)
To make friends with Native Americans
45.
Texans fight for independence against what country?
a)
United States
b)
Mexico
c)
France
d)
Great Britain
46.
Why does President Jackson refuse to let Texas join the U.S.?
a)
afraid of Mexico
b)
they speak Spanish
c)
too expensive
d)
slavery
47.
What is the name of the Treaty that ends the Mexican-American war?
a)
Treaty of 1783
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
d)
Adams-Onis Treaty
48.
What year did the most miners rush to California?
a)
1848
b)
1849
c)
1852
d)
1853
49.
Utah is mostly settled by what people?
a)
Mormons
b)
Christians
c)
Native Americans
d)
Mountain men and fur trappers
50.
Which of the following IS NOT a way in which boundaries can change?
a)
Negotiation
b)
Arranged Marriage
c)
War
d)
Purchase
51.
Adams-Onis Treaty
a)
We get Louisiana
b)
We get Maine and Missouri
c)
We get Florida from Spain
52.
Manifest Destiny
a)
What China dreams of
b)
The belief we should stop at the Mississippi River
c)
Belief in our industry
d)
Pres. Polk, The belief that the US should stretch for one coast to the other
53.
What war saw the US gain the southwest?
a)
War of Texas Independence
b)
War of 1812
c)
War for Independence
d)
Mexican American War
54.
The 1832 Supreme Court Case Worcester v. Georgia ruled that the Cherokee and other Indian nations were distinct political communities whose boundaries were guaranteed by the United States.
a)
True
b)
False
55.
All the trails along which the Indians were taken ended in the Indian Territory, which is mainly in the present-day state of
a)
Arkansas
b)
Kansas
c)
Oklahoma
56.
When Andrew Jackson said, " John Marshall has rendered his decision, now let him enforce it, " he meant that
a)
Congress and the president agreed with and supported the decision.
b)
The Supreme Court could not enforce the decision without the support of the president.
c)
The president would see that troops were sent to enforce the decision.
57.
What discovery led to the final Indian removal from Ga ?
a)
The discovery of zinc in Madison
b)
The discovery of gold in Dahlonega
c)
The discovery of silver on Creek lands
58.
All of the following were CAUSES of the Mexican-American War EXCEPT which one?
a)
Manifest Destny
b)
Popular Sovereignty
c)
Border disputes
d)
Annexation of Texas
59.
The right for each state to vote on the issue of slavery was called what?
a)
Domestic Policy
b)
Popular Sovereignty
c)
Cession
d)
Expedition
60.
Which river marks the border between Mexico and the US?
a)
The Rio Grande
b)
The Nueces River
c)
The border is not marked by a river
d)
The Red River
61.
True or False- Mexico originally wanted the border between Mexico and the US to be the Rio Grande River.
a)
True- But the US wanted it to be the Nueces River
b)
False- Mexico wanted it to be the Nueces River
62.
Which of the following states was admitted into the Union as a "free" state as a result of The Compromise of 1850?
a)
California
b)
Nevada
c)
New Mexico
d)
Colorado
63.
Who was Winfield Scott?
a)
The American General who defeated Santa Anna
b)
The President of the US during the war
c)
American General who captured Mexico City
d)
A famous Texas Ranger
64.
What similarity did the Bear Flag Republic and the Republic of Texas have in common?
a)
The joined the Union on the same day
b)
The both fought violent battles with the U.S.
c)
They both attacked Canada.
d)
They both broke away from Mexico.
65.
What group was responsible for bringing polka, kindergarten and sausage making to America?
a)
The Chinese.
b)
The British.
c)
The Africans.
d)
The Germans
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