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WorksheetsWar of 1812 - Manifest Destiny
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What cause of the war of 1812 is depicted in this image?
a)
British impressment of American sailors.
b)
British interference with American trade.
c)
British supplying the Natives with weapons.
d)
British development of forts within America.
2.
During what battle did Francis Scott Key write the Star-Spangled Banner?
a)
The battle of New Orleans
b)
The battle of Baltimore
c)
The fall of Washington
d)
The burning of York
3.
What issue caused the most amount of sectionalism in America during the time period of the Missouri compromise?
a)
Slavery
b)
Tariffs
c)
Spoils System
4.
What document stopped European countries from further colonizing in the Americas?
a)
The Tallmadge Amendment
b)
The Missouri Compromise
c)
The Tariff of Abominations
d)
The Monroe Doctrine
5.
What type of people most commonly supported Andrew Jackson?
a)
The Common Man
b)
The Rich
c)
Manufacturers
d)
Plantation Owners
6.
Who was Andrew Jackson's vice-president, whom he also wanted to kill?
a)
John C. Calhoun
b)
Henry Clay
c)
Nicholas Biddle
d)
John Quincy Adams
7.
What crisis began after Jackson passed a tariff (known by southerners as the Tariff of Abomination)?
a)
The Secession Crisis
b)
The Battle of the Bank
c)
The Nullification Crisis
d)
The Indian Removal
8.
How did Jackson "kill" the Second Bank of the United States (the national bank)?
a)
He dueled the president of the bank.
b)
He vetoed the bank's recharter bill.
c)
He came in like a wrecking ball...
d)
He used dynamite!
9.
Why did Jackson decide to move the Native American tribes west to Oklahoma?
a)
He thought it would protect the Natives from their White neighbors.
b)
It would provide more land to the common farmers.
c)
He though it would benefit both the Americans and the Natives.
d)
All are correct responses.
10.
What is the concept of America's "God-given" right to expand its territory west to the Pacific Ocean known as?
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Womanifest Destiny
c)
Annexation
d)
Secession
11.
What country declared its independence from Mexico in 1836, 9 years before it became a U.S. state?
a)
Texas
b)
California
c)
Florida
d)
Oregon
12.
Who was the leader of Mexico when Texas declared its independence?
a)
Santa Anna
b)
George Lopez
c)
Simon Bolivar
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