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WorksheetsAndrew Jackson/Manifest Destiny/Constitution
Total questions: 87
Worksheet time: 2hrs 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In what year did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory?
a)
1903
b)
1812
c)
1848
d)
1803
2.
What President was the biggest supporter of Manifest Destiny?
a)
James K. Polk
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
James Monroe
d)
George Washington
3.
What year did the most miners rush to California?
a)
1848
b)
1849
c)
1852
d)
1853
4.
What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?
a)
Manifest destiny
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Great Awakening
d)
Louisiana Purchase
5.
Results of the U.S. Mexican War
-Mexico recognizes Texas as part of the United States.
-The Rio Grande is made the border between Mexico and the United States.
-Mexico cedes territory that is now part of 7 present day states.
Which treaty established these terms of peace to end the war?
-Mexico recognizes Texas as part of the United States.
-The Rio Grande is made the border between Mexico and the United States.
-Mexico cedes territory that is now part of 7 present day states.
Which treaty established these terms of peace to end the war?
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Adams-Onis Treaty
c)
Treaty of Jefferson
d)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
6.
What piece of land was purchased in order to build something in the South? What did they want to build?
a)
Mexican Cession/Trails
b)
Louisiana Territory/Canals
c)
transcontinental/Oregon Country
d)
Gadsden Purchase/Railroad
7.
Who were the Mormons?
a)
1848 when gold was found in California
b)
name given to members of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints
c)
Mexican General
d)
created by Congress in 1848 as an area that included present day Oregon
8.
Mormons moved from New York to the West in the early 1830s in order to
a)
obey the Book of Mormon
b)
prosper in the fur trade
c)
seek out religious freedom
d)
gold
9.
President Jackson refused to annex Texas at first because doing so would have
a)
upset the balance between free and slave states.
b)
admitted to the British that western expansion had ended.
c)
gone against the wishes of Congress.
10.
The US got Florida from
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
Mexico
d)
Spain
11.
How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the United States?
a)
It led to war.
b)
It doubled the nation's size.
c)
It limited trade opportunities.
d)
It led to the discovery of a water route across the country.
12.
Who did the United States buy the Louisiana Purchase from?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Great Britain
d)
Mexico
13.
Texans fought for independence against what country?
a)
United States
b)
Mexico
c)
France
d)
Great Britain
14.
What year did the most miners rush to California?
a)
1848
b)
1849
c)
1852
d)
1853
15.
Utah was mostly settled by what group of people?
a)
Mormons
b)
Christians
c)
Native Americans
d)
Mountain men and fur trappers
16.
A belief in manifest destiny, the Mexican - American War and the completion of the Transcontinental railroad are most closely associated with the
a)
rise of big business
b)
growth of the labor movement
c)
abolitionist movement
d)
expansion and settlement of the West
17.
The primary goal of manifest destiny was
a)
End slavery in the new territories
b)
removal of European influence from South America
c)
expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean
d)
secession of southern states from the nation
18.
Which event listed below was most influenced by the principle of manifest destiny?
a)
acquisition of the Mexican Cession
b)
founding of Jamestown in 1607
c)
defeat of Britain in the Revolutionary War
d)
Adams-Onis Treaty in 1819 giving us Florida
19.
California Gold Rush, the Homestead Act (giving people land), and the completion of the Transcontinental all...
a)
encouraged westward settlement.
b)
are examples of government sponsored transportation programs.
c)
recognized Native American Indian land rights.
d)
promoted the conservation of natural resources.
20.
What did the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the annexation of Texas in 1845, and the U.S.-Mexican War of 1846 have in common?
a)
They all brought about a war with Spain.
b)
They all increased the territory of the United States.
c)
They all resulted in territory being taken from the United States.
d)
They all involved land forcibly taken from Mexico.
21.
What year was the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
1763
b)
1803
c)
1846
d)
1776
22.
Which of the following was most likely a result of the idea of Manifest Destiny?
a)
The Webster-Ashburton Treaty
b)
the Monroe Doctrine
c)
the eastward growth of the nation
d)
the U.S.-Mexican War
23.
What did California and Texas have in common?
a)
Both would enter the Union as slave states.
b)
Both would enter the Union as free states.
c)
Both were former Mexican territories.
d)
Both were jointly occupied by the United States and Great Britain.
24.
Which acquisition was ceded to the U.S. with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?
a)
Texas
b)
Louisiana Territory
c)
Mexican Cession
d)
Gadsden Purchase
25.
What relatively flat territory was acquired for the purpose of building a transcontinental railroad?
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Oregon Country
c)
New Mexico Territory
d)
Gadsden Purchase
26.
Who sold the land acquired in the Gadsden Purchase to the United States?
a)
Spain
b)
Mexico
c)
France
d)
Britain
27.
What is the first Amendment and what does it protect?
a)
Freedoms like the right to yell Fire for no reason in a crowded movie theater
b)
Freedoms like the right to bear arms, and shoot birds
c)
Freedoms like the right to petition the gov, speech, religion, and assembly
d)
Basic freedoms like the right to speak in public about issues facing the country.
28.
What is the 2nd Amendment?
a)
The right to shoot bears
b)
The right to bear arms
c)
The right to go bear in the forrest
d)
The right to have two arms that belong to bears
29.
What does the 3rd amendment guarantee?
a)
the right to kill troops if they come into your house
b)
the right to let troops rent a room from you
c)
the right to quarter troops, in your house
d)
the right to not quarter troops in your house
30.
What does the 4th Amendment guarantee?
a)
no illegal search and seizure
b)
the right for cops to come into your house unnannounced
c)
no illegal gambling in your house
d)
no illegal cruel and unusual punishments
31.
What is the 5th Amendment of the Bill of Rights?
a)
Rights of the abused, with overdue library books
b)
Rights of the cursed
c)
Right to a speedy trial
d)
Rights of the accused, Due process
32.
What does the 6th amendments guarantee?
a)
the right to a speedy trial and a lawyer
b)
the right to speak to a judge on his cell phone
c)
right to a trial by jury
d)
the right to bear arms
33.
What does the 7th Amendment guarantee?
a)
the right to bear arms
b)
right to an illegal search and seizure
c)
right to a trial by jury in civil cases (lawsuits)
d)
no cruel and unusual punishments
34.
Which amendment guarantees the right to no cruel and unusual punishments?
a)
Amendment 8
b)
Amendment 7
c)
Amendment 6
d)
Amendment 9
35.
Which amendment reserves rights for the people?
a)
Amendment 10
b)
Amendment 6
c)
Amendment 7
d)
Amendment 9
36.
Which amendment in the Bill of Rights reserves rights to the states (federalism)
a)
Amendment 11
b)
Amendment 8
c)
Amendment 5
d)
Amendment 10
37.
Which amendment abolished slavery in the whole United States?
a)
The Emancipation Proclamation
b)
The Fifteenth Amendment
c)
The Fourteenth Amendment
d)
The Thirteenth Amendment
38.
Which amendment gave equal protection of the law to African Americans, it made them Citizens?
a)
15th Amendment
b)
11th Amendment
c)
14th Amendment
d)
13th Amendment
39.
Which amendment guaranteed Black Suffrage?
a)
14th Amendment
b)
15th Amendment
c)
13th Amendment
d)
11th Amendment
40.
Which of the following would most likely be a Jackson supporter?
a)
a Republican
b)
a wealthy banker
c)
a rich property owner
d)
a western farmer
41.
Jackson's election as president was a victory for
a)
ordinary working Americans.
b)
American Indians.
c)
upper class Americans.
d)
Republicans.
42.
How did tariffs affect imported goods?
a)
Tariffs lowered the prices of imported goods.
b)
Tariffs made imported goods illegal to buy.
c)
Tariffs set weight restrictions for imported goods.
d)
Tariffs raised the cost of imported goods.
43.
Why did many southern cotton planters oppose tariffs?
a)
They believed that tariffs would hurt business in southern factories.
b)
They believed that tariffs were unconstitutional because they favored one region over another.
c)
They wanted to stop foreign countries from selling imported goods.
d)
They believed that northern farmers would start buying more affordable cotton from Europe.
44.
The nullification crisis occurred when
a)
the Supreme Court declared the tariff laws null and void.
b)
Congress refused Jackson's request to repeal the tariff laws.
c)
South Carolina threatened to secede if the tariff laws were enforced.
d)
Jackson threatened to make South Carolina leave the Union by force.
45.
Why did Jackson oppose the Bank of the United States?
a)
He thought its president was inexperienced and poorly educated.
b)
He thought it loaned too much money to farmers and workers.
c)
He thought it was unconstitutional and that it favored the rich.
d)
He thought it benefited western business owners over those in the east.
46.
Jackson's policy toward American Indians was
a)
to honor treaties that protected Indian land.
b)
to use force to remove Indians from their land.
c)
to give Indians fertile land for farming.
d)
to help Indians create their own government.
47.
The Trail of Tears refers to
a)
Jackson’s angry negotiations with the Five Civilized Tribes.
b)
the movement of Seminole Indians from the West to Florida.
c)
government workers who lost their jobs due to Jackson’s spoils system.
d)
the removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory.
48.
What law forced Native Americans off their land in the South?
a)
Indian Removal Act
b)
Affordable Care Act
49.
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
50.
Who were a big supporters of Andrew Jackson?
a)
wealthy business owners
b)
farmers & factory workers
51.
When Andrew Jackson gave government jobs to people who voted for him it was called:
a)
support system
b)
the spoils system
52.
What is another name for a tax on an import?
a)
incoming tax
b)
tariff
53.
South Carolina did not like the tariffs made by the government, why?
a)
it made it cheaper to buy imported goods
b)
it made it more expensive to buy imported goods
54.
What state was ready to nullify the tariffs in 1832?
a)
South Carolina
b)
Georgia
55.
What is Mercantilism?
a)
Economic theory that that a country's colonies exist for the benefit of the mother country, to increase its wealth
b)
warned America to stay out of foreign countries and stay away from political parties
c)
President Lincoln frees slaves in any state in rebellion, changes goal of Civil War to end slavery
d)
Warned European countries to stay away from Latin American colonies
56.
What did Washington warn Americans about in his Farewell Address?
a)
Conflict over states rights, and stay away from Latin America
b)
Decided slaves would only count 3/5, and The Emancipation Proclamation
c)
stay out of Foreign countries and don't form Political Parties
d)
Free the slaves, and God Save the Queen
57.
What was the Monroe Doctrine?
a)
Forced relocation of Native Tribes east of the Mississippi River
b)
Conflict over states rights, California enters as a free state
c)
Law setting up a process for admitting new states to the Union
d)
Warned European nations to stay away from Latin American colonies
58.
What was the Northwest Ordinance?
a)
Triangular Trade, and the Columbian Exchange
b)
A law that set up a process for allowing new states to join the Union.
c)
Conflict over States rights, Henry Clay sets compromise
d)
President Lincoln freed the slaves in any state of Rebellion
59.
Decided on a 2 house Congress (1) Senate equal representation
(2) House of Representatives based on population
(2) House of Representatives based on population
a)
Mercantilism
b)
Nullification Crisis
c)
Compromise of 1850
d)
Great Compromise
60.
What was the 3/5 Compromise?
a)
3 out of every 5 cows will be killed for war
b)
Decided slaves would only count 3 out of 5 for representation purpose
c)
Reconstruction Amendments
d)
Missouri Compromise
61.
What was the Missouri Compromise (1820)?
a)
Missouri can enter as a slave state only if Africa enters as a free state. Slavery was banned in the West coast
b)
Missouri could enter as slave state only if Maine enters as a free state. And Slavery was banned in the Northern Louisiana territory
c)
Missouri could enter as a slave state if Texas can enter as a free state. Slavery was banned in the 36 30 parallel
d)
Missouri could enter as a free state as long as Main entered as a slave state. Slavery was banned in the Southern Louisiana territory
62.
Conflict over states rights; 1828 tariff law declared Null and void by southern states, Federal Power was challened. Henry Clay set up this compromise
a)
Indian Removal Act
b)
Northwest Ordinance
c)
Bullification Crisis
d)
Nullification Crisis
63.
What was the Compromise of 1850?
a)
California enters the ocean, the slave trade begins in D.C. The North passes the Fugitive Slave Act
b)
The Fugitive Slave law is passed, Slavery banned in Oregon Country
c)
California enters the Union, Texas leaves the Union and the Confederacy is formed
d)
California enters Union as Free state, Slave trade ends in D.C only. Stricter fugitive slave law passed
64.
What was the Indian Removal Act?
a)
Trail of Tears. Tribes asked to please move to California by President Jackson
b)
President Jackson moves the Native Tribes to his house in Texas, the removal is called the Trail of Tea Cups
c)
Forced relocation of Trolls from under the bridge to Tarabithia
d)
Forced relocation of Native tribes east if the Mississippi River to Oklahoma, President Jackson signed the policy; Trail of Tears
65.
President Lincoln frees slaves in any state that is in Rebellion; changes goal of Civil War to end slavery as well as preserve the Union.
a)
The Emancipation Proclamation
b)
The Straight outta Compton Proclamation
c)
The Constipation Proclamation
d)
The Gettysburg Address
66.
What are the three Reconstruction Amendments?
a)
Added to the Constitution after the Civil War 13.Free, 14.Citizens, 15.Vote
b)
Amendments that ended Slavery
c)
Amendments that were added after the American Revolution
d)
Lincoln issued these amendments after he got assassinated.
67.
To put an end to.
a)
Boom
b)
Slavery
c)
Polish
d)
Abolish
68.
The practice of owning and controlling people.
a)
Being a Mom
b)
Slavery
c)
Abolition
d)
Fugitive
69.
A sudden increase in production.
a)
Soon
b)
Loom
c)
Doom
d)
Boom
70.
To leave one country and form a new one.
a)
Secede
b)
Cactus
c)
Conductor
d)
immigrant
71.
A person who is in favor of extreme changes.
a)
Abolitionist
b)
Tree
c)
Radical
d)
Fugitive
72.
A person who led slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad
a)
Slavery
b)
Boom
c)
Driver
d)
Conductor
73.
A system of people who helped slaves escape
a)
Radical
b)
Train station
c)
Underground Railroad
d)
Abolish
74.
A person who runs away
a)
Runaway
b)
Fugitive
c)
Homer Simpson
d)
Conductor
75.
(1754-1763) Britain and American colonist defect French and Indians; French leave North America; Problems begin between Britain and its colonies. What war was this?
a)
French and Indian Block party
b)
French and Indian warriors
c)
French and Indian Make up act
d)
French and Indian War
76.
(1775-1781) War between Britain and the 13 colonies; Colonies defeat Britain to gain independence and become United States
a)
Revolutionary War
b)
Revolution of the 13 Colonies
c)
Revolutionary tribune
d)
Revolutionary Saratoga
77.
1st Battle of the Revolutionary War; "Shot Heard Around the World"
a)
Lexi and Conci
b)
Lexington and Concord
c)
Saratoga
d)
Yorktown
78.
Turning Point of the Revolutionary War, convinces France to help.
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Sarahoga
c)
Saratoga
d)
Yorktown
79.
British General Cornwallis surrenders to General Washington; end to war
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Saratoga
c)
New York
d)
Yorktown
80.
(1812-1814) 2nd War for Independence over impressments of U.S sailors, shipping interference; Britain burns D.C. Francis Scott Key writes Star Spangled Banner
a)
War of 1812
b)
Mexican American War
c)
Civil War
d)
Revolutionary War
81.
(1846-1848) War with Mexico over border disputes under president Polk. U.S gains territories of California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico (Mexican Session)
a)
Mexican-American freestyle dancing
b)
Mexican-American taco fight
c)
Mexican-American Battle
d)
Mexican- American War
82.
(1861-1865) War between the Union (North) and the Confederacy (South) over sectionalism, states rights, and slavery.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Civil War
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Vicksburg
83.
Start of the Civil War, Southern troops attack Union troops
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Fort Sumter
d)
Vicksburg
84.
Turning Point of the civil war in the east; Union Victory
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Antietam
c)
Vicksburg
d)
Gettysburg
85.
Deadliest one day battle; pushes Lincoln to Emancipate slaves
a)
Antietam
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Vicksburg
d)
Fort Sumter
86.
Turning point of the civil war in the west; Union gains control of the Mississippi River
a)
Vicksburg
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Fort Sumter
d)
Saratoga
87.
General Lee surrenders to General Ulysses grant to end the war.
a)
Vicksburg
b)
Yorktown Courthouse
c)
Antietam courthouse
d)
Appomattox Courthouse
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