WorksheetsWest part 2
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 58mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are 2 ways that the Cherokee started to live like white Americans?
a)
They adopted Christianity and started living in brick and log homes
b)
They started dressing like white people and learned the language
c)
They became Catholic and owned slaves
d)
They began cooking like the whites and adopted Christianity
2.
When did the Mexican American War start and end?
a)
1850-1890
b)
1745-1754
c)
1846-1848
d)
1809-1810
3.
Who fought against each other in the War of 1812?
a)
Mexicans and Americans
b)
United States and Britain.
c)
France and Germany
d)
Britain and France
4.
Who moved to Salt Lake City, Utah to escape religious persecution?
a)
The Jews
b)
The Asians
c)
The Mormons
d)
The Gremans
5.
Who won the Mexican American War?
a)
Spain
b)
the Mexicans
c)
the Mormons
d)
Americans
6.
Where did the Oregon Trail start and end?
a)
Started in Santa Fe and ended in Independence, Missouri.
b)
Started in Independence Missouri and ended in Oregon City, Oregon.
c)
Started in Nauvoo, Illinois and ended in Salt Lake City, Utah.
d)
Started in Los Angeles, CA and ended in Santa Fe, New Mexico
7.
What was Andrew Jackson's campaign promise in 1828?
a)
free land for white settlers
b)
free land for escaped slaves
c)
free land for Native Americans
d)
free land for all
8.
What diseases did the natives get from heat and overcrowding in the summer camps on the Trail of Tears?
a)
cholera and yellow fever
b)
yellow fever and dysentery
c)
cholera and dysentery
d)
dysentery and chicken pox
9.
What did Winfield Scott have to do with the Indian Removal Act/Trail of Tears?
a)
He was the commander that led 7,000 soldiers
b)
He was the general that led 7,000 soldiers
c)
He was the commander that led 15,000 soldiers
d)
He was the general that led 15,000 soldiers
10.
Which city did Great Britain attack that led to the Capitol being burned?
a)
San Jacinto
b)
Washington D.C.
c)
New Orleans
d)
Independence, MO
11.
Why did the people living in the New England states NOT want to go to war in 1812?
a)
Because they were poor and knew that taxes would increase
b)
Because they favored Great Britain and hated America
c)
Because these people did a lot of trade and when the war started many of them lost their jobs.
d)
Because the knew it was the South's fault for the war
12.
What is the definition of Manifest Destiny?
a)
It was Americans fate to move into Canada
b)
It was Americans fate to have 50 states
c)
It 's Americans fate to own property
d)
It's Americans fate to move west and fill up the continent all the way to the Pacific Ocean
13.
Which 3 places did pioneers move to?
a)
Oregon, Louisiana and California
b)
Oregon, California, and Mexico (Texas)
c)
Washington, Louisiana and California
d)
Oregon, Washinton D.C., and Mexico (Texas)
14.
Why did settlers want to move to Texas (Mexico) in the 1820's?
a)
They wanted to declare war against Britain.
b)
They wanted free land for white settlers
c)
They wanted to grow cotton (brought slaves)
d)
They wanted to enslave Mexicans
15.
Who was President when war was declared on Great Britain in 1812?
a)
President James Madison
b)
President Stephen Austin
c)
President Andrew Jackson
d)
President Abraham Lincoln
16.
What 2 things did South Carolina do in reaction to the tariffs on European goods?
a)
They wanted a limited central government, and less taxes
b)
They wanted to declare war against Britain.
c)
The made the Nullification Act and threatened to secede from Union
d)
They freed all the slaves and burned the cotton fields
17.
What was the name of the place where the Mexican army defeated 180 Texans?
a)
San Juan
b)
San Antonio
c)
San Jacinto
d)
Alamo
18.
What was found on Cherokee land in Georgia that led to the final push of Cherokees off of their land?
a)
gold
b)
silver
c)
livestock
d)
natural resources
19.
What took the place of the Caucus System to choose presidential electors?
a)
Nominating conventions
b)
all white men could vote
c)
black men could vote
d)
the electoral congress
20.
Which fort held off a British attack, leading to the writing of The Star Spangled Banner?
a)
Fort Hampton
b)
Fort McHenry
c)
Fort Mandan
d)
Fort Clatsop
21.
What is the Trail of Tears? (exact definition from packet)
a)
removal of Cherokees from Georgia in 1838
b)
removal of Cherokees from Alabama in 1838
c)
removal of Cherokees from Tenessee in 1838
d)
removal of Cherokees from Texas in 1838
22.
Why did people move to Sacramento, California in the 1840's?
a)
gold
b)
free land for white settlers
c)
New life, new farm land, better weather.
d)
to practice religion freely
23.
What was another result of the War of 1812? (use the phrase in III. D)
a)
Americans truly saw the need for a weak national government.
b)
Americans truly saw the need for a strong national government.
c)
Americans truly saw the need for more taxes.
d)
Americans truly saw the need for less taxes.
24.
Where did Texas gain its independence when Santa Anna captured?
a)
Alamo
b)
San Jacinto
c)
Independence
d)
Houston
25.
When John Quincy Adams was the President, he wanted to do things to improve the country. Why were his opponents against these improvements?
a)
They wanted limited state governments, and less taxes
b)
They wanted limited state governments, and more taxes
c)
They wanted a limited central government, and less taxes
d)
They wanted a limited central government, and more taxes
26.
What was Andrew Jackson's nickname?
a)
Old Ironside
b)
Old Smokey
c)
Bob
d)
Old Hickory
27.
What kind of people were Jackson's supporters?
a)
small farmers, craftspeople, and others who felt left out
b)
rich Northerners
c)
poor Northerners
d)
slave owners
28.
What was yet another result of the War of 1812? ( use phrase in III. F)
a)
Andrew Jackson was assasinated
b)
Andrew Jackson put America in debt to China
c)
Andrew Jackson became a national hero
d)
John Q. Adams won the war
29.
Who coined the phrase "Manifest Destiny"?
a)
John O' Sullivan
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
John Q. Adams
d)
Davy Crockett
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