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WorksheetsWestward Expansion-Industrial Revolution-Suffrage and Abolition
Total questions: 95
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1.
Manifest Destiny is the idea that...
a)
individuals have no control over their lives as everything is predetermined
b)
people should set goals in order to accomplish their dreams
c)
God wanted the United States to extend to the Pacific Ocean
d)
It was our obvious fate to share the continent with other peoples
2.
Which territory did we buy from France that doubled the size of our nation?
a)
Texas
b)
Louisiana
c)
Oregon
d)
California
3.
Which area in America was gold found in that gave people all over the world "gold fever" in 1848?
a)
Texas
b)
Louisiana
c)
Oregon
d)
California
4.
Which of the following territories did we gain from Spain in 1819 through the signing of a treaty?
a)
Florida
b)
Texas
c)
Louisiana
d)
Oregon
5.
Which of the following territories was owned by Spain and Mexico before we owned it?
a)
Oregon
b)
Florida
c)
Louisiana
d)
Texas
6.
Which of the following territories was given to us by the British in 1846 which gave America its border at the 49th parallel?
a)
Oregon
b)
Florida
c)
Louisiana
d)
Texas
7.
Which President paid the two famous explorers to search and map the new Louisiana territory?
a)
James Madison
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
8.
Which of the following skills would be a necessary skill for taking a long trip across unchartered land?
a)
Making Maps
b)
Navigation of land and rivers
c)
Knowledge of plants, animals, and medicine for survival
d)
All of these skills would be essential for making such a journey
9.
After reaching the Rocky Mountains, what did the explorers of the Louisiana Territory do next?
a)
Continued until reaching the Pacific ocean
b)
Turned around and followed the same river back home
c)
Stayed and built a village right next to the Rocky Mountains
d)
Met a Native American tribe that attacked and killed them both
10.
What is a physical BARRIER?
a)
A feature that makes traveling harder
b)
A feature that makes traveling easier
c)
A feature that has no affect on travel
d)
None of the above
11.
What is a physical GATEWAY?
a)
A feature that makes traveling harder
b)
A feature that makes traveling easier
c)
A feature that has no affect on travel
d)
None of the above
12.
As a result of Westward Expansion, what tragic event took the lives of over one third of the Native American people as they moved to Indian reservations?
a)
The Trail of Tears
b)
The War for Independence
c)
The French and Indian War
d)
The War of 1812
13.
President Andrew Jackson offered to pay for Native American land and give them more land west of the Mississippi River if they would leave. What was this decision called?
a)
Americanization Policy
b)
Indian Removal Act of 1830
c)
Westward Expansion
d)
Land Trade
14.
Which statement best describes how the Native Americans were treated by the US government?
a)
The government kept its promise and didn't force Native Americans to move off of their land.
b)
The government purchased land specifically for the Native Americans.
c)
The government respected Native Americans and left them alone.
d)
The government made many promises to the Native Americans, but they were mostly broken.
15.
How did westward expansion IMPACT Native Americans?
a)
They lost most of their land and freedoms
b)
They became wealthy.
c)
They voluntarily moved into the west and became more independent.
d)
They
16.
Why was the Louisiana Purchase an important event?
a)
It doubled the size of the country
b)
It was given to us by the Spanish
c)
It tripled the size of the country
d)
Lewis and Clark discovered it
17.
Miners who went to California in search of gold were known as...
a)
War Hawks
b)
Forty - eighters
c)
pioneers
d)
Forty-niners
18.
A _____________ was a place where the population grows very quickly.
a)
wagon train
b)
boomtown
c)
Underground Railroad
d)
building full of dynamite
19.
Which country controlled the land known as Louisiana before Jefferson bought it?
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Mexico
20.
Making many products at once is called...
a)
The Industrial Revolution
b)
Productivity
c)
Mass production
d)
impossible
21.
In what year did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory?
a)
1903
b)
1812
c)
1848
d)
1803
22.
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
23.
Which word BEST describes the people (like Sacagawea) who Lewis and Clark met along their expedition?
a)
Cruel and Hateful
b)
Scary
c)
Friendly and Helpful
d)
They only met bears and animals
24.
What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 say about Native Americans?
a)
They could only live in certain area marked by the government.
b)
They had no rights to any land
c)
They should all be moved west
d)
Their lands should not be taken away without their consent
25.
Who wrote the Star Spangled banner poem?
a)
Uncle Sam
b)
George Washington
c)
Francis Scott Key
d)
Pope Francis
26.
Who was the Native American woman that helped Lewis and Clark?
a)
Pocohontas
b)
Sacagawea
c)
Seqouia
d)
Powhatan
27.
1830 law that required the relocation of Cherokees to western territories
a)
Trail of Tears
b)
Indian Resettlement Law
c)
Worcester v. Georgia
d)
Indian Removal Act
28.
Why did the white settlers and the American Indians begin having conflicts?
a)
White settlers felt they had the right to settle on American Indian land
b)
American Indians built fences to keep the settlers' cattle out
c)
White settlers kidnapped American Indian children
d)
Gold was discovered on American Indian land
29.
Which present-day state were most of the Native Americans relocated to during the 1830s?
a)
Georgia
b)
North Carolina
c)
Oklahoma
d)
Mississippi
30.
President of the United States; signed the Indian Removal Act; supported westward expansion
a)
John Ross
b)
Abraham Baldwin
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Abraham Lincoln
31.
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 removed:
a)
the Cherokee
b)
the Creek
c)
All Natives East of the Mississippi
d)
All Natives West of the Mississippi
32.
Why was it called the "Trail of Tears?"
a)
Harsh conditions
b)
There were many deaths
c)
People cried over the loss of their "homeland"
d)
All of the above
33.
What famous battle helped Texas join the United States?
a)
The Battle of the Alamo
b)
Battle of Saratoga
c)
Yorktown
34.
Mining towns developed all over California and the population increased 10 times. This period is known as the ____________________
a)
Tinsel Town
b)
Gold Rush
c)
Louisiana Purchase
35.
Choose the physical barriers that hindered the settlers moving west.
a)
lack of food, deserts, and Rocky Mountains
b)
rivers, Appalachian Mountains, sunshine
c)
New York City, lots of food, Indians
36.
Choose the physical gateways that benefited the settlers moving west.
a)
deserts, lack of food, and Rocky Mountains
b)
mountain passes, grasslands, and the Great Lakes and Missouri River
c)
Native Americans and fur trappers,
37.
Samuel Morse invented the _____________________ in 1837 helping people communicate long distance.
a)
steamboat
b)
steam locomotive
c)
telegraph
38.
The _________________________ helped people and goods travel much faster along the nation's rivers and canals.
a)
telegraph
b)
steam locomotive
c)
steamboat
39.
George Stephenson designed the first successful ___________________ in 1814 helping early American manufacturing transport raw materials and goods anywhere they were needed.
a)
steamboat
b)
steam locomotive
c)
telegraph
40.
Who invented the cotton gin?
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
Jim Morse
c)
James Watt
d)
the guy that delivers your pizza
41.
Why were railroads so important during this time?
a)
they moved goods more quickly and less expensively over greater distances
b)
they were fun to ride on to go visit family in other states
c)
people could ride on railroads to get to their jobs in another city
42.
Who invented the steamboat?
a)
Robert Fulton
b)
Samuel Morse
c)
Cyrus McCormick
d)
Francis Cabot Lowell
43.
Any fabric that is woven (by machine or hand) is called -
a)
technology
b)
textile
c)
economy
d)
industrialization
44.
Who invented the telegraph?
a)
Elias Howe
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
Samuel Slater
d)
Samuel Morse
45.
Where were most factories built?
a)
in the mountains
b)
in the desert
c)
along rivers
46.
What is fabric that is woven called?
a)
technology
b)
textile
c)
economy
d)
industrialization
47.
Which territory is labeled A
a)
13 colonies
b)
Louisiana
c)
Treaty of Paris 1783
d)
Gadsden Purchase
48.
Which Territory is label C
a)
Louisiana Purchase
b)
Texas Annexation
c)
Oregon Territory
d)
Mexican Cession
49.
What is territory label D
a)
Florida
b)
Texas Annexation
c)
Treaty of Paris 1783
d)
Gadsden Purchase
50.
What territory is label E
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
Mexican Cession
d)
Gadsden Purchase
51.
What territory is label F
a)
Oregon Territory
b)
Texas Annexation
c)
Florida
d)
13 Colonies
52.
What territory is label G
a)
Mexican Cession
b)
Texas Annexation
c)
Gadsden Purchase
d)
Louisiana Purchase
53.
How did Harriet Tubman help slaves?
a)
She helped injured and sick slaves hurt their masters.
b)
She brought food to the slaves who were starving.
c)
She offered the escaped slaves a place to live.
d)
She helped them escape through the Underground Railroad.
54.
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave women the right to vote?
a)
Sixteenth Amendment
b)
Eighteenth Amendment
c)
Nineteenth Amendment
d)
Twenty-First Amendment
55.
One of the goals of the women's suffrage movement was to
a)
give women the right to work.
b)
allow women to attend church.
c)
give women the right to vote.
d)
get women out of schools.
56.
Which of the following women was born into slavery and later became a speaker for abolition and women's rights?
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Lucretia Mott
c)
Sojourner Truth
d)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
57.
How did Harriet Tubman escape from slavery?
a)
by stealing a horse from her master
b)
through the Underground Railroad
c)
by running alone to Canada
d)
with the help of her master
58.
Who wrote the Declaration of Sentiments, the document signed at the first women's rights convention?
a)
Catherine Beecher
b)
Lucretia Mott
c)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
d)
Abby Kelly
59.
The abolitionists worked to
a)
give women the right to vote.
b)
grow as much cotton as possible.
c)
make slavery popular in every state.
d)
put an end to slavery.
60.
"Well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter. I think that 'twixt the Negroes of the South and the women at the North, all talking about rights, the white men will be in a fix pretty soon. But what's all this here talking about? That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place...!"
Who gave this famous speech?
Who gave this famous speech?
a)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Lucretia Mott
d)
Sojourner Truth
61.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and _______ founded the National Women's Suffrage Association.
a)
Lucretia Mott
b)
Catherine Beecher
c)
Susan B. Anthony
d)
Harriet Tubman
62.
Before Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a women's right activist, she was
a)
an abolitionist
b)
a slave.
c)
a journalist.
d)
a governor
63.
Harriet Tubman worked with which former slave and abolitionist?
a)
John Brown
b)
William Lloyd Garrison
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Sojourner Truth
64.
Abolitionists thought slavery was _____________________ wrong.
a)
morally
b)
really
c)
mentally
d)
physically
65.
Why was Uncle Tom's Cabin written?
a)
to campaign against slavery
b)
to eliminate women's rights
c)
to keep NOT grant slaves freedom
66.
Suffrage means the right to _______________.
a)
own a firearm
b)
vote in political elections
c)
practice your religion
d)
free speech
67.
What is one big thing the Harriet Tubman did?
a)
Tubman help capture slaves
b)
Tubman wrote the book Uncle Tom's Cabin
c)
Tubman risk her life to safe slaves
68.
Fredrick Douglass did not support abolition and woman's rights
a)
True
b)
False
69.
What is an abolitionist?
a)
Someone who wants to abolish or end slavery.
b)
Someone who wants to end voting for slaves.
c)
Someone who doesn't want to work with slaves.
d)
Someone who wants to never wear jeans.
70.
What literary work did Harriet
Beecher Stowe write that brought attention to the brutal conditions of slavery?
Beecher Stowe write that brought attention to the brutal conditions of slavery?
a)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
b)
Gone With the Wind
c)
Up From Slavery
d)
North and South
71.
Which invention contributed to the expansion of slavery in the South?
a)
mechanical reaper
b)
steam boat
c)
cotton gin
d)
interchangeable parts
72.
Who escaped from slavery only to return 19 times to help other slaves escape?
a)
Sojourner Truth
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Frederick Douglas
d)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
73.
What secret organization helped slaves escape to freedom?
a)
Seneca Falls Convention
b)
National Freedom Road
c)
Underground Railroad
d)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
74.
In the 1800's, what law required Northerners to help return runaway slaves?
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
Dredd Scott Decision
d)
Fugitive Slave Law
75.
Which person below was the most important figure in the Women's Suffrage Movement?
a)
Penelope Barker
b)
Susan B. Anthony
c)
Dolley Madison
d)
Harriett Tubman
76.
Suffrage means the right to _______________.
a)
own a firearm
b)
vote in political elections
c)
practice your religion
d)
free speech
77.
Which of the following women was born into slavery and later became a speaker for abolition and women's rights?
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Lucretia Mott
c)
Sojourner Truth
d)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
78.
-Elizabeth Cady Stanton
-Jane Addams
-Susan B. Anthony
-Jane Addams
-Susan B. Anthony
a)
leaders of the Women's Suffrage movement
b)
leaders of the temperance movement
c)
leaders of the prison reform movement
d)
leaders of the second great awakening
79.
Frederick Douglass was a slave.
a)
True
b)
False
80.
What does Liberty mean?
a)
freedom
b)
work hard
c)
work for a long time
81.
What was the purpose (reason) for Douglass writing his slave narrative?
a)
To share his experience as a slave in hopes to bring changes for the lives of the slaves.
b)
To show off that he is a man.
c)
He just wants to write for pleasure.
d)
None of the above
82.
What is Frederick Douglass most famous for?
a)
Giving speeches about slavery
b)
Talking to the slave master
c)
Working in the shipyard
d)
Traveling to England
83.
What was the name of the newspaper Frederick Dougla wrote?
a)
North Star
b)
Freedom Express
c)
Slave News
d)
The Douglass Paper
84.
What did people use to travel as a way to carry their supplies?
a)
Car
b)
Wagon
c)
Train
d)
Ship
85.
People choosing to move west were called...
a)
Pioneers
b)
Native Americans
c)
Slaves
d)
Travelers
86.
Why did Pioneers choose to travel to Oregon?
a)
To get away from their neighbors
b)
People were paid to go
c)
Free land was available in Oregon
d)
It sounded like fun
87.
How many miles and months did Oregon trail take?
a)
1,650 miles long took 6 months to travel.
b)
3,000 miles long took 8 months to travel.
c)
2,000 miles long took 6 months to travel.
d)
4,000 miles long took 5 months to travel.
88.
What were the difficulties of the Oregon Trail?
a)
Length of the journey
b)
Disease
c)
Weather
d)
All of the above
89.
What Territory is label H
a)
Gadsden Purchase
b)
Mexican Cession
c)
Florida
d)
Treaty of Paris 1873
90.
How did the California Gold Rush affect the population of California?
a)
It increased the population
b)
It stayed the same
c)
It decreased the population
d)
It increased the Native American population
91.
Which innovation used the railroads and electricity to send news across the
country?
country?
a)
transcontinental railroad
b)
pony express
c)
telegraph
d)
stagecoach
92.
The first railroad to cross the United States was the....
a)
Union Pacific Railroad
b)
Central Pacific Railroad
c)
Missouri Railroad
d)
Transcontinental Railroad
93.
How did the Transcontinental impact the natural environment?
a)
the trained ripped up the sod on the plains
b)
mining for coal, pollution, and blasting through mountains impacted the environment.
c)
mining for gold, building large trestles, and avalanches impacted the environment
d)
shipping crops East and fencing off farm land impacted the environment
94.
This animal was greatly affected by the building of the Transcontinental Railroad.
a)
hogs
b)
cows
c)
chickens
d)
bison (American buffalo)
95.
The ____________________ made it easier to travel, communicate, and trade.
a)
Comstock Lode
b)
Transcontinental Railroad
c)
Vigilantes
d)
Chinese Exclusion Act
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