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Jackson and Westward Expansion

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What time period marked a time in the political history of the United States that reflected a sense of national purpose and a desire for unity among Americans?
a)
The Colonial Era
b)
The Era of Madison
c)
The Era of Good Feelings
d)
The Nationalism Era
2.
Andrew Jackson created what new political party?
a)
Republican
b)
Democrat
c)
Whig 
d)
Socialist
3.
Andrew Jackson was the only president to do which of the following?
a)
Pay off the National Debt
b)
Serve more than two terms
c)
Own slaves at the White House
d)
Be impeached
4.
What bank did President Jackson close during his term in office?
a)
All state banks
b)
The International Bank
c)
The NAFTA
d)
The National Bank
5.
Which "hot topic" became a national issue in 1830?
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Land Grants
c)
Adams-Onis Treaty
d)
Indian Removal
6.
Why did President Jackson refuse to admit Texas into the Union?
a)
It would upset the balance in Congress
b)
Texas was too large
c)
It would create issues with Spain
d)
He disliked Sam Houston
7.
Which law authorized the relocation of the thousands of Native Americans east of the Mississippi River?
a)
The Native American Relocation Bill
b)
The Indian Removal Act
c)
The Dream Act
d)
The Indian Replacement Treaty
8.
As a result of Native American relocation, thousands of Natives died along the forced march known as
a)
The death march
b)
Kritallnacht
c)
The Native Trail
d)
Trail of Tears
9.
How did the Cherokee fight the forced relocation?
a)
The Cherokee War
b)
Lawsuits
c)
Boycotts
d)
The Battle of Little Big Horn
10.
Which group of Native Americans were the most successful in fighting removal?
a)
Seminoles
b)
Choctaw
c)
Creek
d)
Cherokee
11.
Native Americans were forced to relocate to what present day state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Iowa
c)
Texas
d)
Oklahoma
12.
How did President Jackson violate the Supreme Court with Native American removal?
a)
Fought against the Chickasaw
b)
Forced the Cherokee to move
c)
Signed a treaty with the Creek
d)
Bough land from the Seminole
13.
How was President Jackson different from other Presidents?
a)
He served more than two terms
b)
He owned slaves
c)
He came from a poor family
d)
He was a military general
14.
The political movement that symbolized greater democracy fro the common man in known as what?
a)
The two party system
b)
The age of democracy
c)
The Democratic Revolution
d)
Jacksonian Democracy
15.
What central issue did Jackson fight with South Carolina over?
a)
Nullification of a federal law (states rights)
b)
Slavery
c)
Banking rights
d)
Land Claims
16.
After 1837, thousands of Americans began moving where to start a new life?
a)
Canadian provinces
b)
The Northwest territory
c)
Oregon
d)
Spanish Florida
17.
The 2,200 mile wagon route and emigrant trail that started in Independence Missouri is known as 
a)
The Oregon Trail
b)
The Rocky Mountain Pass
c)
The Westward Trail
d)
The Donner Pass
18.
The Oregon country was claimed by all of the following except
a)
United States
b)
Great Britain 
c)
Russia
d)
Portugal
19.
The first American settlers in the Oregon Country were whom?
a)
Gold Miners
b)
War Hawks
c)
Fur Trappers
d)
Land Surveyors
20.
Which president secured the Oregon border to the "Fifty-four Forty" line?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
James K. Polk
c)
John Tyler
d)
William Henry Harrison
21.
In what year was gold discovered in California?
a)
1800
b)
1830
c)
1837
d)
1849
22.
All of the following are true of the gold rush EXCEPT which one?
a)
The population of California increased
b)
Few people found gold
c)
The price of gold dropped 
d)
Merchants became very wealthy
23.
Americans moving to Texas in the 1820's had to agree to which of the following terms
a)
Pay $20 per acre
b)
Become a Mexican citizen
c)
Pay American Taxes
d)
Abolish slavery
24.
Americans took a failed stand against the Mexican Army during which battle?
a)
The Rio Grande
b)
Galveston
c)
Houston
d)
The Alamo
25.
What happened to Texas after it gained independence from Mexico?
a)
It immediately became a state
b)
operated as an independent country for 10 years
c)
re-captured as a Spanish territory
d)
was the site of the second gold rush
26.
The main idea of the Monroe Doctrine was
a)
The United States is the only country allowed to colonize North or South America
b)
North and South America are now free to colonize parts of Europe
c)
Colonization is now banned in all parts of the world
d)
North and South America are no longer available for European Colonization
27.
The idea that God wanted America to "overspread and posses the whole continent" is
a)
Jacksonian Democracy
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Indian Removal
d)
Nationalism
28.
7th President of the United States-The Common Man's president
a)
Santa Ana
b)
James K Polk
c)
Sam Houston
d)
Andrew Jackson
29.
President of the Texas "Lone Star Republic"
a)
Santa Ana
b)
James K Polk
c)
Sam Houston
d)
Andrew Jackson
30.
Mexican General who fought against Americans in Texas
a)
Santa Ana
b)
James K Polk
c)
Sam Houston
d)
Andrew Jackson
31.
Democratic President who focused on gaining Oregon Territory
a)
Santa Ana
b)
James K Polk
c)
Sam Houston
d)
Andrew Jackson
32.
Leader of one of the first groups of settlers in Texas
a)
Santa Ana
b)
Stephen Austin
c)
Sam Houston
d)
Andrew Jackson
33.

What did we call the United States of America's first written constitution?

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The Articles of Confederation

c)

The Amendments

d)

The Bill of Rights

34.

What document replaced the Articles of Confederation?

a)

The US Constitution

b)

The Articles of Re-confederation

c)

The Declaration of Independence

d)

The Gettysburg Address

35.

One of the below is NOT a branch of government established by the U.S. Constitution.  Which one is not a branch of the U.S.  government?

a)

Military

b)

Legislative

c)

Executive

d)

Judicial

36.

Which of the below was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

a)

7 of 13 states needed to pass laws

b)

Congress had too much control over trade

c)

Congress could not impose taxes

d)

The judicial branch made it hard to get fair laws passed

37.

Farmers in Western Massachusetts were very angry at the debt being created by unfair taxes.  They formed a militia and demanded change.  What did we call this uprising?

a)

Shay's Rebellion

b)

Farmer's Rebellion

c)

Civil War

d)

The Pitchfork Militia

38.

Where did The Constitutional Convention take place?

a)

Washington DC

b)

Philadelphia

c)

Boston

d)

New York

39.

Which state feared a strong federal government (tyranny) and chose not to attend the Constitutional Convention?

a)

New York

b)

Rhode Island

c)

North Carolina

d)

Pennsylvania

40.

This state's plan included a two house legislature (bicameral).  The number of representatives would be determined by the population of each state.

a)

New York

b)

Virginia

c)

Georgia

d)

Connecticut

41.

Which state's plan gave more power to the national government and proposed a single house legislature?  (They also proposed that each state would have an equal number of representatives)

a)

New York

b)

New Jersey

c)

Rhode Island

d)

Delaware

42.

What do we call Connecticut's plan, where the states agreed to find common ground and adapt the best parts of each state's proposal?

a)

Win-Win Agreement

b)

The Amazing Settlement

c)

The Great Compromise

d)

The Great State Sacrifices of 1787

43.

Southern states wanted to count slaves as part of the population for greater representation in government.  The Northern states were strongly opposed to this.  What was the result?

a)

The north got it's way and slaves were not counted

b)

The south got it's way and every slave was counted.

c)

An agreement was reached and the slaves were counted as half.

d)

The 3/5ths compromise counted each slave as 3/5ths of a white person.

44.

What do we call the system that keeps one branch of government from having too much power?

a)

Depotism

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Checks and balances

d)

Monarchy

45.

How many four year terms may a president serve?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

46.

What was the name of the 1794 uprising that was caused by a tax on a certain type of alcohol?

a)

Farmer Rebellion

b)

Civil War

c)

War of 1812

d)

Whiskey Rebellion

47.

Who served as the second president of the United States?

a)

George Washington

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

John Adams

48.

What political party was John Adams a member of?

a)

Democrats

b)

Republicans

c)

Whigs

d)

Federalists

49.

Federalists in Congress passed strict laws regarding immigration and criticisms of the government.  What were these laws called?

a)

Alien and Sedition Acts

b)

Illegal Immigrant and Insurrection Act

c)

The US Constitution

d)

The Gettysburg Address

50.

What did we call the land deal with France (Napoleon) that doubled the size of the United States?

a)

The Missouri Acquisition

b)

The Louisiana Purchase

c)

The New Deal

d)

The Doubling Act

51.

Who served as the fourth United States president?

a)

George Washington

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Madison

52.

James Madison led us to war again with Britain because they kept interfering with our trading ships and encouraging Native Americans to attack Americans.  This was known as _______________.

a)

The War of 1812

b)

The Revolutionary War

c)

The Civil War

d)

The Mexican American War

53.

President Polk believed it was our “obvious fate” to settle land all the way to the Pacific Ocean in order to spread democracy.  We call this ________________.

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

The American Dream

c)

THe Communist Manifesto

d)

Socialist Reform

54.

Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from France for ____________, or about 4 cents per acre.  This purchase doubled the size of the United States.

a)

$1,500

b)

$15,000

c)

$15,000,000

d)

$15,000,000,000

55.

The U.S. wanted to take Florida from Spain because of attacks by Seminole Indians and to hunt down runaway ________ from Georgia.

a)

slaves

b)

indians

c)

soldiers

d)

red coats

56.

Andrew Jackson invaded Florida and overthrew the governor.  Spain surrendered and gave Florida to the U.S. in exchange for _________ and control of __________.

a)

$10 million, California

b)

$20 million, New Mexico

c)

$5 million, Texas

d)

$1 million, Arizona

57.

What was the name of the treaty that ended the Spanish-American War?  In the agreement, America gained California, Nevada and Utah, most of Arizona and New Mexico, and parts of Colorado and Wyoming for the low price of only $15 million.

a)

The Treaty of Paris (1763)

b)

The Treaty of Versailles

c)

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

d)

The Treaty of Paris (1781)

58.

Loyalty to a region is known as _____________.

a)

nationalism

b)

patriotism

c)

sectionalism

d)

anti-semitism

59.

What issue were Northerners and Southerners increasingly clashing over at this time in American History (pre Civil War)?

a)

slavery

b)

tariffs

c)

new inventions

d)

taxes

60.

Why was the admission of new states such an issue?

a)

it would upset the balance in the Senate

b)

There were not enough people to govern them

c)

there was nothing in the Constitution about adding new states

d)

Andrew Jackson did not like change

61.

According to the Compromise of 1850, what was supposed to happen to California?

a)

It became a free state

b)

The slave trade was banned

c)

It had no restrictions on slavery

d)

It became an independent country

62.

What did the Fugitive Slave Act do?

a)

Helped runaway slaves escape to Canada

b)

required all citizens to help catch runaways

c)

required all slaves to register to vote

d)

convinced Southern Plantation owners that slavery was bad

63.

What Supreme Court decision further divided the nation and outraged anti-slavery groups?

a)

Dred Scott v Sanford

b)

Brown v Board of Education

c)

Marbury v Madison

d)

Mapp v Ohio

64.

Who attacked Harper's Ferry Virginia and tried to arm slaves?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

John Brown

d)

Jefferson Davis

65.

When Abraham Lincoln was elected, what did many Southern states do?

a)

celebrate his victory

b)

congratulate him

c)

storm the White House

d)

secede

66.

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

a)

Lexington and Concord

b)

Fort McHenry

c)

Fort Sumter

d)

Fort Pontiac

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