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WorksheetsStaar Review Week 1
Total questions: 153
Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is the historical significance of this act?
a)
It was the first time Congress voted to overrule a presidential veto.
b)
It represented a shift in federal power after the impeachment of President Johnson.
c)
It was the first time Congress passed a law that protected racial minorities.
d)
It represented the failure of northern abolitionists to influence Reconstruction policies.
2.
The election of Hiram Rhodes Revels in 1870 was significant because he was the first African American to —
a)
win an election as a member of the Democratic Party
b)
win a majority of the popular vote in Mississippi
c)
serve as a member of the U.S. Senate
d)
run for public office in the South
3.
Which of these prompted Congress to propose the Fourteenth Amendment?
a)
The popular sovereignty provision in the Kansas-Nebraska Act
b)
The positions taken in the Know-Nothing Party platform
c)
The Black Codes enacted by southern states after the Civil War
d)
The opposition by southern states to the Emancipation Proclamation
4.
The Fifteenth Amendment was ratified in order to —
a)
establish legal requirements for the education of former slaves
b)
mandate fair labor contracts between African American workers and plantation owners
c)
abolish the institution of slavery
d)
protect the voting rights of African American men
5.
Which legislation gave free land titles to territory west of the Mississippi River which required the holder to improve land for ownership?
a)
Homestead Act
b)
Dawes Act
c)
12th Amendment
d)
Wilmot Proviso
6.
What group was created by the Dept. of War to help the newly freed slaves do things like get housing, work, clothes, education, etc...
a)
KKK
b)
Freedman's Bureau
c)
Know Nothings
d)
Nativists
7.
This hate / terrorist group made it their mission to make life difficult for the newly freed slaves.
a)
KKK
b)
Freedman's Bureau
c)
Know Nothings
d)
Nativists
8.
This law split up Indian land and gave excess land to Govt. to sell to Americans.
a)
Morrill Act
b)
Civil Rights Act 1866
c)
Dawes Act
d)
Homestead Act
9.
Court Case that said "separate but equal" facilities were constitutional.
a)
Dred Scott v. Sanford
b)
Plessy v. Ferguson
c)
Marbury v. Madison
d)
Gibbons v. Ogden
10.
Northerners that came to the South to take advantage of the Reconstruction time period.
a)
Carpetbaggers
b)
Scalawags
11.
Southerners that joined the Republican Party after the war and advocated the acceptance of and compliance with congressional Reconstruction were called
a)
Carpetbaggers
b)
Scalawags
12.
What tragic event happened right after the Civil War that changed the course of Reconstruction
a)
World War 1
b)
Lincoln was assassinated
c)
Johnson got impeached
d)
Lincoln got divorced from Mary Todd Lincoln
13.
Who replaced Lincoln as president and made it easy for the Souther states to rejoin the Union?
a)
William Seward
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Samuel Jackson
d)
Andrew Johnson
14.
Southern whites passed laws restricting the rights of African Americans called
a)
Black codes
b)
Slave Laws
c)
Confederate Rights
d)
Merica Laws
15.
What group gained control of Congress and took over reconstruction?
a)
Southern Democrats
b)
Former Confederates
c)
Radical Republicans
d)
Communists
16.
Separating people by their race in public places is called
a)
Emancipation
b)
Freedom
c)
Segregation
d)
The draft
17.
Which amendment abolished slavery?
a)
11th Amendment
b)
12th Amendment
c)
13th Amendment
d)
14th Amendment
18.
Who was the first black U.S. Senator who took Jefferson Davis' place in the Senate?
a)
Hiram Rhodes Revels
b)
James Armistead
c)
Frederick Douglass
19.
Former slaves were provided with basic necessities, education, and medical care by....
a)
the Sharecropping Plan
b)
Emancipation Proclamation
c)
the Freedmen's Bureau
d)
the Reconstruction Plan
20.
Which law gave settlers 160 acres of land in exchange for the settlers "improving" their new land?
a)
Homestead Act
b)
Dawes Act
c)
Morril Act
d)
Reconstruction Act
21.
This act gave states 30,000 acres times the amount of Congressmen they had. States then used the land to start colleges. Schools like Texas A&M University and New Mexico State University were found by this grant.
a)
Homestead Act
b)
Reconstruction Act
c)
Morril Act
d)
Dawes Act
22.
Which law took land from Indian tribes and promoted assimilation and destroyed their culture?
a)
Homestead Act
b)
Morril Act
c)
Dawes Act
d)
Reconstruction Act
23.
Reconstruction was the process of
a)
rebuilding the South after the Civil War
b)
creating land zones for freedmen after the Civil War
c)
instituting Black Codes for former slaves
d)
eliminating the plantation economy in the South
24.
How did the 14th amendment overrule the Dred Scott decision?
a)
It abolished slavery
b)
It said slaves could vote
c)
It protected African Americans as equal citizens
d)
It said that African Americans could move north
25.
What form of farming relied solely on the landowner to provide everything need in order to work the land and became economic slavery?
a)
Sharecropping
b)
Tenant Farming
c)
Plantation Farming
d)
Crop Farming
26.
"Free Citizens Vote" is referring to...
a)
19th Amendments
b)
Jim Crow Laws
c)
Black Codes
d)
the Reconstruction Amendments
27.
States in the South believed
a)
They should have more representatives in Congress
b)
They were better
c)
They should have the right to decide their own laws
d)
They were French
28.
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.
29.
Sectionalism?
a)
rivalry based on the special interests of different areas
b)
to withdraw or break away from a a nation
c)
a religious meeting
d)
an official expression of opinion by a group
30.
Many people wanted to abolish slavery. What does abolish mean?
a)
Start paying more money.
b)
Run away from.
c)
Take care of yourself.
d)
Do away with.
31.
Which part of the United States relied heavily on industry?
a)
North
b)
South
32.
Which word means to leave or become unassociated with?
a)
Secede
b)
Ironclad
c)
Border State
d)
Casualty
33.
What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?
a)
It reduced the need for slaves on plantations.
b)
It made slavery more important to the South.
c)
It helped improve the slaves' work conditions.
d)
It had no significant effect on slaves or slavery.
34.
What Increased tensions between the North and the South?
a)
The capital of Virginia becoming Richmond.
b)
The rise of sectionalism, the growing disagreement over states' rights, and the issue of slavery.
c)
The Climate and geography of the North and South.
d)
The Arguments over the growth of the military.
35.
The climate and topography of the Southeastern United States had a major impact on the history of the United States before 1860 because the region grew _________________________ that encouraged the continuation of slavery
a)
high tariffs
b)
trade with Great Britian
c)
manufacturing and industrial products
d)
agricultural products
36.
Uncle Tom's Cabin caused
a)
the north to legalize slavery
b)
intensified northern anti-slavery feelings
c)
the south to realize the wrongs of slavery
d)
none of the above
37.
Which attempted to maintain balance between northern free states and southern slave states
a)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
b)
Compromise of 1808
c)
Missouri Compromise
d)
Compromise of 1850
38.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act and Dred Scott decision
a)
angered northerners because it allowed people to decide about slavery through popular sovereignty
b)
angered northerners because it allowed the spread of slavery
c)
calmed northerners because it allowed people to decide about slavery through popular sovereignty
d)
calmed northerners because it allowed the spread of slavery
39.
What happened as a result of the Compromise of 1850?
a)
Native Americans returned to their lands in California, but were forced out of their lands in Wisconsin
b)
California was admitted as a free state and the Fugitive Slave Act was passed
c)
Kansas was admitted as a free state while Georgia remained a slave state
d)
Maine and California were admitted to the Union as slave states
40.
Popular Sovereignty was mainly used in the
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
Compromise of 1850
d)
Dred Scott Decision
41.
Belief that States held the primary authority of government.
a)
Federalism
b)
States' Rights
c)
Confederation
d)
Nationalism
42.
The first State to secede from the United States leading to the formation of the Confederate States of America.
a)
Virginia
b)
Mississippi
c)
Texas
d)
South Carolina
43.
Which of the following literary works of Harriet Beecher Stowe supported the abolitionist movement before the Civil War?
a)
Up From Slavery
b)
Gone with the Wind
c)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
d)
The Jungle
44.
What were the members of anti-slavery groups called?
a)
prohibitionists
b)
Utopians
c)
border ruffians
d)
abolitionists
45.
What was the secret organization that helped slaves to escape to freedom?
a)
Underground Railroad
b)
Seneca Falls Convention
c)
National Road
d)
American Temperence Union
46.
Who was an escaped slave that conducted the Underground Railroad?
a)
Nat Turner
b)
John Brown
c)
William Lloyd Garrison
d)
Harriet Tubman
47.
Where did John Brown attack in hopes of beginning a slave revolt?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Harpers Ferry
c)
Vicksburg
d)
Pottawatomie Creek
48.
This community is a place where you would find crops.
a)
urban
b)
suburban
c)
rural
d)
city
49.
What is another word for urban?
a)
rural
b)
city
c)
farm
d)
suburb
50.
Election when Lincoln became President of the United States, led to southern states to vote on secession
a)
Election of 1860
b)
Missouri Compromise
c)
Dred Scot Case
d)
Georgia Platform
51.
What did the Dred Scott decision say?
a)
It considered slaves to be property without rights.
b)
It outlawed slavery in all U.S. states
c)
It required that slavery not be allowed in all new states
d)
It gave slaves all the rights of U.S. citizens
52.
Which of the following best describes John Brown?
a)
radical abolitionist who used violence to try to end slavery
b)
a peaceful abolitionists who hated violence
c)
a pro-slavery Senator
d)
a strong supporter of slavery who used violence to spread slavery
53.
A consequence of the Kansas-Nebraska Act was:
a)
violence between pro-slavery and abolitionist groups
b)
gold was discovered in Nebraska
c)
John Brown led a slave revolt
d)
Dred Scott sued for his freedom
54.
Who was the President of the Confederacy?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Abraham Lincoln
55.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act and Dred Scott decision
a)
angered northerners because it allowed people to decide about slavery through popular sovereignty
b)
angered northerners because it allowed the spread of slavery
c)
calmed northerners because it allowed people to decide about slavery through popular sovereignty
d)
calmed northerners because it allowed the spread of slavery
56.
To break away from a group
a)
state's rights
b)
slavery
c)
Gettysburg
d)
secede
57.
Which title best completes the diagram?
a)
Key Events of the Civil War
b)
Causes of the Civil War
c)
Individual Rights during the Civil War
d)
The Nullification Crisis
58.
The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850...
a)
forced slave owners to capture their own runaway slaves
b)
forced all people in the United States to help catch runaway slaves
c)
got rid of slavery in the North
d)
allowed runaway slaves to settle in New York
59.
Who won the 1st Battle of Bull Run?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
c)
Draw
60.
Which side won all the early battles of the Civil War?
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
61.
Which waterway was important to both the North and the South?
a)
Ohio River
b)
Tennessee River
c)
Missouri River
d)
Mississippi River
62.
Who was the leader of the Confederate Army?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Robert E. Lee
63.
Which of the following was an advantage that the Confederacy had?
a)
More Troops
b)
Home Field Advantage
c)
Better Weapons
d)
Better Transportation
64.
Which of the following was an advantage that the Union had?
a)
Smarter Generals
b)
Defensive Strategy
c)
More Troops
d)
Highly Motivated
65.
What did the North call its strategy to blockade the South's coastline and gain control of the Mississippi River?
a)
Anaconda Plan
b)
Rattlesnake Plan
c)
Scorpion Plan
d)
Blockade Plan
66.
The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Williams
c)
Fort Western
d)
Fort Apache
67.
What was a major strength of the Union?
a)
education
b)
slavery
c)
more churches
d)
factories
68.
What was a major weakness of the Confederacy?
a)
factories
b)
smaller populations
c)
larger populations
d)
poor populations
69.
What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?
a)
to abolish slavery
b)
to end British control of the Western territories
c)
to make a profit selling war supplies
d)
to preserve the Union
70.
What was a major advantage of the South during the Civil War?
a)
heavy industrial development
b)
a network of railway lines to transport supplies and troops
c)
superior military leadership
d)
an alliance with Britain and France
71.
Which of the following was a Union advantage during the Civil War?
a)
heavy military support fr Great Britain
b)
more experienced generals
c)
Southern Nationalism
d)
more soldiers and factories
72.
What was the single bloodiest day in the Civil War, where over 23,000 soldiers were killed?
a)
Bull Run
b)
Antietam
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Vicksburg
73.
Commander of the Confederate Army - Leading General of the South.
a)
Stonewall Jackson
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
William T. Sherman
74.
Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?
a)
Abraham Baldwin
b)
Stephen A. Douglas
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Abraham Lincoln
75.
What is the definition of a Civil War?
a)
A war when the casualties are extremely high
b)
A war that is fought over political reasons
c)
A war when a country fights against itself
d)
A war where the casualties are extremely low
76.
Commander of the Union Army - .General from North
a)
William T. Sherman
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Stonewall Jackson
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
77.
Who was the President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War?
a)
John C. Breckenridge
b)
Alexander Stephens
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Jefferson Davis
78.
Emancipation Proclamation declared all slaves to be free in the _________.
a)
rebelling states
b)
South
c)
North
79.
The Civil War took place between the years of ...
a)
1860-1864
b)
1862-1866
c)
1861-1865
d)
1863-1867
80.
What was the name for the states that weren't a part of the Union OR Confederacy?
a)
territories
b)
slave states
c)
free states
d)
border states
81.
What battle was fought in the North? It was the turning point, as the South would never recover from their major loss.
a)
Bull Run
b)
Chickamauga
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Fredericksburg
82.
What battle gave the union control of the Mississippi and split the Confederacy in two.
a)
Bull Run
b)
Chickamauga
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Vicksburg
83.
Which part of the United States relied heavily on agriculture?
a)
North
b)
South
84.
Which part of the United States relied heavily on industry?
a)
North
b)
South
85.
The Gettysburg Address was given by President Lincoln, dedicated it as a national cemetery.
a)
True
b)
False
86.
What compromise would allow for Maine to come into the Union as a free state and Missouri as a slave state?
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
Missouri Compromise
c)
3/5th Compromise
d)
The Great Compromise
87.
What compromise drew a line and said no slavery would be allowed above the 36, 30' line?
a)
Great Compromise
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Missouri Compromise
d)
3/5th Compromise
88.
What events led to the Compromise of 1850?
a)
Mexican Cession
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Gadsden Purchase
d)
Annexation of Texas
89.
Which of the following was not stated in the Compromise of 1850?
a)
California enters as a free state
b)
Fugitive Slave Law
c)
Maine enters as a free state
d)
No more slave trade in D.C.
90.
Under the Kansas and Nebraska Act, slavery in these states would be decided by what process?
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
The citizens could petition the state legislature
c)
Slavery did not exist in those areas so it did not matter
d)
Popular Sovereignity
91.
What event was a direct result of the Kansas and Nebraska Act?
a)
Bleeding Kansas
b)
Fugitive slave act
c)
Gadsden Purchase
d)
Election of Lincoln
92.
What major compromise did the Kansas and Nebraska act conflict with?
a)
Great Compromise
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Missouri Compromise
d)
3/5th Compromise
93.
Why did Dred Scott feel he could sue for his freedom?
a)
He had been taken to a free state
b)
It was in the Fugitive Slave Act
c)
He was born as a free black
d)
He had a rich uncle
94.
Who did the Dred Scott decision most anger?
a)
Abolitionists
b)
Slave Owners
95.
What was John Browns reason for attacking Harpers Ferry?
a)
He got the 5th and final golden ticket
b)
He attacked them on Yelp
c)
He wasn't allowed on the ferry
d)
He wanted to steal weapons to start a slave rebellion
96.
True or False:
The North thought John Brown was a hero/ martyr for dying to end slavery.
The North thought John Brown was a hero/ martyr for dying to end slavery.
a)
True
b)
False
97.
Fill in the blank:
The ____________ thought John Brown was a lunatic for wanting to give weapons to slaves to kill them.
The ____________ thought John Brown was a lunatic for wanting to give weapons to slaves to kill them.
a)
North
b)
South
98.
Who was the first Republican elected President?
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
Henry Clay
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Thomas Jefferson
99.
Why did South Carolina feel the need to secede from the Union after the election of Lincoln?
a)
They thought he would want separate the south into districts
b)
They feared he would put an end to slavery
c)
He favored Missouri coming into the Union as a free state
d)
They feared he would go to war with England
100.
What argument did the South use to support secession?
a)
States Rights
b)
Tariffs
c)
Annexation
d)
Popular Sovereignty
101.
Over what years did the Civil War take place?
a)
1856-1860
b)
1812-1814
c)
1775-1783
d)
1861-1865
102.
What was the main message of Lincoln's 1st Inaugural Address?
a)
To end slavery
b)
To break apart
c)
To preserve the Union
d)
To preserve the Confederacy
103.
What was the main message of Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address?
a)
To go to war with Mexico
b)
To bring the country back together
c)
To continue fighting the war
d)
To end slavery
104.
What was the main message of Davis' Inaugural Address?
a)
To go to war with Mexico
b)
To bring the country back together
c)
To continue fighting the war
d)
He explained why secession was necessary
105.
Why is the attack on Fort Sumter significant?
a)
1st battle
b)
1st Union Victory
c)
Turning point for the south
d)
Last battle
106.
What is the significance of the battle of Vicksburg?
a)
Union captured the Mississippi River and split the confederacy in two
b)
Bloodiest single day of the war
c)
Turning point of the Civil War
d)
The place where Lee surrendered to Grant
107.
What is the significance of the battle of Antietam?
a)
Union captured the Mississippi River and split the confederacy in two
b)
Bloodiest single day of the war
c)
Turning point of the Civil War
d)
The place where Lee surrendered to Grant
108.
What is the significance of the battle of Gettysburg?
a)
Union captured the Mississippi River and split the confederacy in two
b)
Bloodiest single day of the war
c)
Turning point of the Civil War
d)
The place where Lee surrendered to Grant
109.
What is the significance of the battle of Antietam?
a)
Union captured the Mississippi River and split the confederacy in two
b)
Bloodiest single day of the war
c)
Turning point of the Civil War
d)
The place where Lee surrendered to Grant
110.
What is the significance of Appomattox Court House?
a)
Union captured the Mississippi River and split the confederacy in two
b)
Bloodiest single day of the war
c)
Turning point of the Civil War
d)
The place where Lee surrendered to Grant
111.
Which side had the following strengths?
Had more people, more factories, more supplies, and more railroads.
Had more people, more factories, more supplies, and more railroads.
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
112.
Which side had the following strengths?
Had the best generals and the war was fought mostly on their land.
Had the best generals and the war was fought mostly on their land.
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
113.
Which side used the strategy of blockading the enemies ports?
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
114.
Which side used the strategy of capturing Richmond?
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
115.
Which side used the strategy of make the enemy come after them and make them become tired of fighting.
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
116.
This person was a Congressman from Massachusetts and argued for nationalism.
a)
Phillip Bazaar
b)
William Carney
c)
John C, Calhoun
d)
Daniel Webster
117.
After gold was found on their land and the state of Georgia began annexing them, how did the Cherokee attempt to be peaceful?
a)
They offered to pay to keep their land.
b)
The asked Andrew Jackson to help them.
c)
They appealed to the Supreme Court to help them keep their land.
d)
They left willingly.
118.
In the 1840's many Irish came to America fleeing:
a)
The Onion Famine, which was affecting sales.
b)
The potato famine, which was damaging food crops.
119.
The right for each state to vote on the issue of slavery was called what?
a)
Domestic Policy
b)
Popular Sovereignty
c)
Cession
d)
Expedition
120.
The Compromise of 1850 mostly impacted slavery in the lands gained from:
a)
The War with France
b)
The War with Spain
c)
The War with Mexico
d)
The War with Ireland
121.
Land granted from one country to another country is what?
a)
Public lands
b)
Cession
c)
Joint Resolution
d)
Annexation
122.
Why did the Chinese want to come to America?
a)
Economic booms that promised wealth.
b)
Promise for more food.
c)
Persecution in their home country.
123.
What was shared by Irish and Chinese workers?
a)
Poorly paid for work on Railroads
b)
Forced to leave their home lands.
c)
Initially well respected.
d)
Often homeless.
124.
The Gadsden Purchase allowed for:
a)
Easy access to Mexico.
b)
More agricultural land.
c)
The U.S to build the trans-continental the railroad.
d)
A decrease in the slave trade.
125.
What area was gained after the Mexican-American War?
a)
The Louisiana Purchase
b)
The Florida Cession
c)
The Mexican Cession
d)
Oregon Country
126.
What is this cartoon trying to say about Andrew Jackson?
a)
Congress loved Andrew Jackson
b)
Andrew Jackson Abused his powers as President
c)
Andrew Jackson had relatives in Britain
127.
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced Indians to move
a)
to Oklahoma
b)
to Florida
c)
to the Louisiana Purchase
d)
to Canada
128.
What President was the biggest supporter of Manifest Destiny?
a)
James K. Polk
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
James Monroe
d)
George Washington
129.
Who did the United States buy the Louisiana Purchase from?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Great Britain
d)
Mexico
130.
Texans fight for independence against what country?
a)
United States
b)
Mexico
c)
France
d)
Great Britain
131.
What is the name of the Treaty that ends the Mexican-American war?
a)
Treaty of 1783
b)
Treaty of Paris 1763
c)
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
d)
Adams-Onis Treaty
132.
In the Adams-Onis Treaty...
a)
We get Louisiana
b)
We get Maine and Missouri
c)
We get Florida from Spain
133.
The 1832 Supreme Court Case Worcester v. Georgia ruled that the Cherokee and other Indian nations were distinct political communities whose boundaries were guaranteed by the United States. Thus, they shouldn't have to move.
a)
True
b)
False
134.
Which river marks the border between Mexico and the US?
a)
The Rio Grande
b)
The Nueces River
c)
The Red River
135.
Which of the following states was admitted into the Union as a "free" state as a result of The Compromise of 1850?
a)
California
b)
Nevada
c)
New Mexico
d)
Colorado
136.
What group was responsible for bringing polka, kindergarten and sausage making to America?
a)
The Chinese.
b)
The British.
c)
The Africans.
d)
The Germans
137.
Utah is mostly settled by which people?
a)
Mormons
b)
Christians
c)
Native Americans
d)
Mountain men and fur trappers
138.
What pull factor caused the first large group of Asian immigrants to settle in the U.S.?
a)
They were escaping economic suffering in China.
b)
They were seeking fortunes in the California Gold Rush.
c)
They wanted to establish profitable cotton plantations in Florida.
d)
They were sent by the Chinese government to claim Oregon.
139.
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
140.
When was Texas annexed into the United States?
a)
1821
b)
1803
c)
1836
d)
1845
141.
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.
142.
To what mountain range did the Proclamation of 1763 limit colonists' westward expansion?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Sierra Nevada Range
c)
Cascade Range
d)
Appalachian Mountains
143.
What mnemonic device represents the land acquisitions made during Manifest Destiny in chronological order?
a)
Never Make Cynthia Run
b)
LFTOMG
c)
TFLOMG
d)
OMG THIS IS HISTORY
144.
How did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provide for the orderly expansion of the United States?
a)
It provided the president with the power to sign treaties with foreign powers to buy additional territory
b)
It provided a review process for laws in new territories and states.
c)
It provided procedures for establishing territories and creating states.
145.
How did many Americans act on their belief that the United States in the nineteenth century had a manifest destiny?
a)
Many settlers moved west to start a new life.
b)
Many women demanded equality and the right to vote.
c)
Many farmers switched from food crops to cash crops.
146.
Which of these is required of a U.S. territory in order for it to become a U.S. state?
a)
Election of a state governor
b)
A population of 60,000 people
c)
Appointment of the first postmaster
147.
Early followers of the Mormon religion attempted to avoid persecution by —
a)
migrating westward
b)
conducting worship in secret
c)
suing in federal court
148.
A chief factor pulling many Europeans immigrants to the United States during the nineteenth century was —
a)
to acquire cheap land
b)
to gain religious converts
c)
to escape political persecution
149.
Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?
a)
European warships attacked the eastern seaboard, forcing citizens to move westward for safety.
b)
Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming.
c)
Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.
d)
The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.
150.
Name the piece of Land.
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Mexican Cession
c)
Louisiana Purchase
d)
Florida Cession
151.
Name the piece of land.
a)
Mexican Cession
b)
Northwest Territory
c)
Trans-Appalachian West
d)
Oregon Country
152.
The war with Mexico BEGAN with
a)
California's rebellion
b)
a border dispute in Texas
c)
the Battle of Buena Vista
d)
a US invasion of Mexico City
153.
Which of these would be the best title for the illustration above?
a)
Divine Nature
b)
Survival of the Fittest
c)
Universal Expansion
d)
Manifest Destiny
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