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WorksheetsSTAAR Social Studies 8th Unit 7 Westward Expansion
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
President whose time in office is marked by indifference and racism toward Native-Americans and African-Americans.
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
James Madison
d)
John Quincy Adams
2.
Andrew Jackson won the popular vote in the 1824 election, however, he did not win the majority of the vote. Who convinced the House of Representative that John Quincy Adams should be president in a "corrupt bargain" deal?
a)
John Quincy Adams
b)
Henry Clay
c)
Daniel Webster
d)
James Madison
3.
Conflicts split the Democratic-Republicans and Andrew Jackson's supporter found the ______________ party.
a)
Democratic
b)
Republican
c)
Whigs
d)
Federalist
4.
Jackson appealed to the common man and as a result there was a higher turnout in the 1828 election. This appeal to the common voter and majority rule is called
a)
Voter turnout
b)
Popular sovereignty
c)
Jacksonian Democray
d)
Direct Democracy
5.
What was the nickname that troops under Andrew Jackson's command gave him?
a)
"Old Yeller"
b)
"Old White Guy"
c)
"Old Hickory"
d)
"Old Bossman"
6.
Why did the Washington elite call Andrew Jackson's Inauguration "scandalous"?
a)
He brought the King of England to the Inauguration
b)
He and his wife partied too much
c)
The crowd became unruly and broke windows and china-mob behavior
d)
Common people came dressed nicely in suits.
7.
Election winner gives government jobs to reward supporters and friends is called.....
a)
The Good Life
b)
Winner, winner chicken dinner
c)
The Spoils System
d)
Jacksonian Democracy
8.
Group of Jackson’s friends who acted as informal advisors beyond official cabinet.
a)
Cupboard
b)
Round table
c)
Board table
d)
Kitchen cabinet
9.
Jackson's opponents felt that he had too much power over Congress and gave him what name?
a)
King Andrew
b)
King of the Hill
c)
King of America
d)
King of Kentucky
10.
The idea that America was choosen by God to spread from the Atlantic to the Pacific is called
a)
Oregon Destiny
b)
Northwest Destiny
c)
Destiny's Child
d)
Manifest Destiny
11.
The Act by Congress that forced Native Americans to move to land west of the Mississippi River.
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
Compromise of 1877
c)
Indian Removal Act
d)
Civil Rights Act
12.
The Cherokee Nation challenged the State of Georgia in the US Supreme Court in the case known as
a)
Worcester v. Georgia
b)
McCullough v. Maryland
c)
Scott v. Sanford
d)
Marbury v. Madison
13.
Thousands of Cherokee died on the journey to Oklahoma. This journey became known as ______________.
a)
Trail to Utah
b)
Santa Fe Trail
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Oregon Trail
14.
What major waterway was added to US control as a result of the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Ohio River
b)
Erie Canal
c)
Mississippi River
d)
Colorado River
15.
The Northern border of the United States was set at what parallel?
a)
54', 40' parallel
b)
49th parallel
c)
0 degrees
d)
Prime Meridan
16.
What border was contested with Mexico prior to the Mexican-American War?
a)
Canadian border
b)
Red River
c)
Colorado River
d)
Rio Grande River
17.
Why did the US go to war with Mexico?
a)
Mexico "invaded" Texas
b)
Mexico would not let the US purchase Texas
c)
US invaded Mexico
d)
Pancho Villa keep invading New Mexico
18.
What Treaty brought an end to the Mexican-American War?
a)
Treaty of Paris 1783
b)
Treaty of Ghent
c)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
d)
Treaty of Paris 1765
19.
What president declared war on Mexico after saying, "American blood has been shed on American soil!"
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
James K. Polk
20.
In what year did Texas become a state?
a)
1776
b)
1845
c)
1877
d)
1929
21.
Polk supported the annexation of Texas, and Oregon because he believed in.....
a)
Taking over land at random
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
American Rule
d)
American System
22.
The United States won the Mexican-American war after the capture of what city?
a)
Austin
b)
Mexico City
c)
Denver
d)
Del Fuego
23.
In the Treaty that ended the Mexican-American war, Mexico ceded an area of land known as....
a)
Mexican Cession
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Oregon Territory
24.
The territory that was ceded to the US after the Mexican-American war eventually became the states of...
a)
Florida, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas
b)
California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Nevada and Wyoming
c)
Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Oklahoma
d)
Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Oklahoma, and Texas
25.
The last piece of land purchased by the United States government in the lower 48 contigous states was...
a)
Alaska
b)
Hawaii
c)
Louisiana Purchase
d)
Gadsden Purchase
26.
Men who were tough, resourceful explorers, fur trappers and traders, mapped out the western territories of the US. What were these men called?
a)
Traders
b)
Cartographers
c)
Mountain Men
d)
Really tough guys with beards
27.
The route to the west that begin in Independence, Missouri and ended in Santa Fe, New Mexico was called...
a)
Oregon Trail
b)
Utah Trail
c)
Independence Trail
d)
Santa Fe Trail
28.
First traveled by Christian missionaries, this trail headed west from Independence, Missouri. It was the longest trail with many hardships and deaths crossing the Rocky Mountains...
a)
Santa Fe Trail
b)
Utah Trail
c)
Mormon Trail
d)
Oregon Trail
29.
People on this trail were led by Brigham Young who had become the leader of this group after the death of Joseph Smith.
a)
Oregon Trail
b)
Mormon Trail
c)
Santa Fe Trail
d)
Utah Trail
30.
This group of people came to the United States as a result of a famine in their home country.
a)
Irish
b)
Chinese
c)
German
d)
French
31.
Escaping political conflict and economic depression in their home country these people came to the United States as hard working farmers.
a)
Germans
b)
French
c)
Irish
d)
Chinese
32.
In 1849, John Sutter discovered a mineral on his property in California which escalated the westward moment of Americans.
a)
California Gold Rush
b)
Silver in the San Juans
c)
Coal in Colorado
d)
Ore in Oregon
33.
The Chinese came for the Gold Rush and stayed to work on this project. They suffered through much prejudice and harsh working conditions.
a)
Railroads
b)
Space flight
c)
Make good food
d)
build steamboats
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