WorksheetsManifest Destiny and the Indian Wars
Total questions: 108
Worksheet time: 1hrs 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is Manifest Destiny?
a)
The belief that it was America's destiny to control and civilize all of North America
b)
The belief that their destiny was to manifest
c)
A religious term used to explain how to be saved
2.
What states were part of the Mexican Cession?
a)
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania
b)
Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi
c)
Oregon, Washington, Idaho
d)
California, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada
3.
Which part of the country was the Mexican Cession in?
a)
Northeastern U.S.
b)
Southeastern U.S.
c)
Northwestern U.S.
d)
Southwestern U.S.
4.
As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?
a)
They agreed to give up their land.
b)
They were given their choice of where to live.
c)
They were forced to live in reservations.
d)
They voluntarily moved to Canada and Mexico.
5.
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
6.
Which of the following presidents purchased Louisiana?
a)
Washington
b)
Adams
c)
Jefferson
d)
Jackson
7.
The purchase of Louisiana
a)
was a costly mistake
b)
was opposed by western farmers
c)
doubled the size of the United States
d)
led to war with Great Britain
8.
What is the name of the piece of land the U.S. gained after the Mexican-American War?
a)
Oregon Country
b)
Given Mexican Land
c)
Louisiana Purchase
d)
Mexican Cession
9.
How did the U.S. acquire Oregon?
a)
treaty with the British
b)
war with England
c)
purchased from the British
d)
war with Mexico
10.
Why was the Gadsden Purchase added to the U.S. in 1853?
a)
it was needed for the building of a railroad
b)
it was a gift from Mexico
c)
it was part of the treaty with Mexico
d)
gold was discovered in that area
11.
The discovery of gold led to
a)
California statehood
b)
Polk becoming president
c)
a war with Mexico
d)
Texas statehood
12.
In what year did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory?
a)
1803
b)
1819
c)
1845
13.
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.
14.
Where was most of the territory the United States acquired during the era of Westward Expansion?
a)
West of the Appalachian Mountains and east of the Mississippi River
b)
West of the Mississippi River
c)
Along the Canadian border with the United States
15.
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
16.
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.
17.
The philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" stated that American should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the __________
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Great Lakes
18.
Belief that the U.S. would control North America?
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Manifest Determination
c)
Mandate of Heaven
d)
Imperialism
19.
Which area on the map was acquired by the United States as a result of the Mexican War?
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Gadsden Purchase
c)
Mexican Cession
d)
Oregon Territory
20.
Name the piece of Land.
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Mexican Cession
c)
Louisiana Purchase
d)
Florida Cession
21.
Name the piece of land.
a)
Mexican Cession
b)
Northwest Territory
c)
Trans-Appalachian West
d)
Oregon Country
22.
What was the name of the treaty where Mexico ceded half of its land to the United States?
a)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
b)
Treaty of San Jacinto
c)
Treaty of Mesa Verde
d)
Treaty of Alama Gordo
23.
Why were the Northwest Ordinances so important to the new nation?
a)
It led to the admission of new states to our country.
b)
It made Halloween a National Holiday! (don't pick this one!)
c)
It limited the number of voters in national election.
d)
It was so weak that it was replaced with the Constitution.
24.
The President most associated with Manifest Destiny was ---.
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
James K. Polk
25.
What did the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the annexation of Texas in 1845, and the Mexican War of 1846 have in common?
a)
They brought about a war with Spain.
b)
They increased the territory of the United States.
c)
Each resulted in territory annexed by the United States.
d)
Each involved land forcibly taken from Mexico.
26.
What year did the most miners rush to California?
a)
1848
b)
1849
c)
1852
d)
1853
27.
Results of the U.S. Mexican War
-Mexico recognizes Texas as part of the United States.
-The Rio Grande is made the border between Mexico and the United States.
-Mexico cedes territory that is now part of 7 present day states.
Which treaty established these terms of peace to end the war?
-Mexico recognizes Texas as part of the United States.
-The Rio Grande is made the border between Mexico and the United States.
-Mexico cedes territory that is now part of 7 present day states.
Which treaty established these terms of peace to end the war?
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Adams-Onis Treaty
c)
Treaty of Jefferson
d)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
28.
What piece of land was purchased in order to build something in the South? What did they want to build?
a)
Mexican Cession/Trails
b)
Louisiana Territory/Canals
c)
transcontinental/Oregon Country
d)
Gadsden Purchase/Railroad
29.
Who were the Mormons?
a)
1848 when gold was found in California
b)
name given to members of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints
c)
Mexican General
d)
created by Congress in 1848 as an area that included present day Oregon
30.
Oregon Trail
a)
a route used during the US migration westward
b)
a person who went to California for the gold rush
c)
a giving up ( as in territory or rights ) to another
d)
a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
31.
Mormons moved from New York to the West in the early 1830s in order to
a)
obey the Book of Mormon
b)
prosper in the fur trade
c)
seek out religious freedom
d)
gold
32.
President Jackson refused to annex Texas at first because doing so would have
a)
upset the balance between free and slave states.
b)
admitted to the British that western expansion had ended.
c)
gone against the wishes of Congress.
33.
The US got Florida from
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
Mexico
d)
Spain
34.
How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the United States?
a)
It led to war.
b)
It doubled the nation's size.
c)
It limited trade opportunities.
d)
It led to the discovery of a water route across the country.
35.
Who did the United States buy the Louisiana Purchase from?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Great Britain
d)
Mexico
36.
Texans fought for independence against what country?
a)
United States
b)
Mexico
c)
France
d)
Great Britain
37.
Utah was mostly settled by what group of people?
a)
Mormons
b)
Christians
c)
Native Americans
d)
Mountain men and fur trappers
38.
California Gold Rush, the Homestead Act (giving people land), and the completion of the Transcontinental all...
a)
encouraged westward settlement.
b)
are examples of government sponsored transportation programs.
c)
recognized Native American Indian land rights.
d)
promoted the conservation of natural resources.
39.
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.
40.
Who led the Mormons to Utah after the church's founder, Joseph Smith, was killed by an angry mob?
a)
William Penn
b)
John C. Fremont
c)
Brigham Young
d)
Stephen Kearney
41.
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.
42.
Where did many Asian immigrants during the 1800s arrive to in the United States?
a)
Alaska along the Bering Sea
b)
California along the Pacific Ocean
c)
Texas along the Rio Grande River
43.
The historical era of Westward Expansion is best characterized by —
a)
westward movement
b)
social reform
c)
civil war
44.
Early followers of the Mormon religion attempted to avoid persecution by —
a)
migrating westward
b)
conducting worship in secret
c)
suing in federal court
45.
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
46.
Which of the following would most likely be a strong believer in Manifest Destiny?
a)
The owner of a textile factory in the Northeast
b)
A slave on a southern plantation
c)
A Native American
d)
A farmer wanting to obtain new land
47.
Belief in the idea of Manifest Destiny was one reason that —
a)
the United States went to war with Mexico
b)
transcendentalists established utopian societies
c)
the Bank of the United States was established
d)
women organized the Seneca Falls Convention
48.
Northern opposition to the U.S. annexation of Texas was mainly caused by ---.
a)
fears that the executive branch was controlling Congress
b)
resistance to the expansion of slavery and Southern political power
c)
opposition to expansionism and the use of American troops abroad
d)
demands from Mexicans that their army be deployed north of the Rio Grande
49.
Based on the cartoon, which of the following best explains the impact of the Monroe Doctrine?
a)
The United States would not allow foreign nations to form alliances.
b)
The United States would not allow further European colonization in the Western Hemisphere.
c)
The United States would serve as a negotiator between European nations.
d)
The United States would protect the economic interests of Europe.
50.
What geographic advantage did the United States obtain from the purchase of the Louisiana Territory in 1803?
a)
warm water ports on the Atlantic coast
b)
rich fishing areas in the Great Lakes
c)
control of the Mississippi River
d)
valuable coal reserves in western Pennsylvania
51.
Many Americans supported the Indian Removal Act of 1830 because it —
a)
punished Native Americans for attacks on Washington, D.C.
b)
opened Native American lands to settlement by white citizens
c)
forced U.S. citizenship on Native Americans
d)
forced Native American leaders out of the U.S. Congress
52.
The Trail of Tears was the consequence of ---.
a)
arresting Native Americans for their attacks on whites
b)
opening up Native American land for settlement by whites
c)
creating the Trail of Tears
d)
forcing Native Americans to convert to Christianity
53.
In Worcester v. Georgia the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Cherokee nation. However, President Andrew Jackson refused to enforce the ruling, and the result was the —
a)
Trail of Tears
b)
Missouri Compromise
c)
Bleeding Kansas conflict
d)
Texas Revolution
54.
Why did the United States want to buy the Louisiana Territory?
a)
To build a railroad
b)
To get France off of the continent
c)
Control the Mississippi River
d)
To make friends with Native Americans
55.
Why does President Jackson refuse to let Texas join the U.S.?
a)
afraid of Mexico
b)
they speak Spanish
c)
too expensive
d)
slavery
56.
How much did the United States pay for the Gadsden Purchase?
a)
$20 million
b)
$15 million
c)
$10 million
d)
$5 million
57.
a)
13 Colonies
b)
Louisiana Purchase 1803
c)
Texas 1845
d)
Oregon 1846
58.
a)
Northwest Territory
b)
Florida/Louisiana ceded by Spain 1819
c)
Mexican Cession 1848
d)
Mississippi ceded by Spain 1810
59.
a)
Great Britain Cession 1816
b)
Texas 1845
c)
Gadsden Purchase 1853
d)
Oregon 1846
60.
a)
Spanish Cession 1819
b)
Webster-Ashburton Treaty 1842
c)
Mexican Cession 1848
d)
13 Colonies
61.
a)
Oregon 1846
b)
Spanish Cession 1819
c)
Gadsden Purchase 1853
d)
Mexican Cession 1848
62.
a)
Mexican Cession 1848
b)
Great Britain Cession 1816
c)
Louisiana Purchase 1803
d)
Oregon 1846
63.
a)
Gadsden Purchase 1853
b)
13 Colonies
c)
Texas 1845
d)
Louisiana Purchase 1803
64.
Which territory was gained at the end of the American Revolutionary War?
a)
Northwest Territory
b)
Texas
c)
Mexican Cession
d)
Louisiana Purchase
65.
a)
Adams-Onis Treaty, Florida - 1818
b)
Webster Ashburton Treaty with England - 1842
c)
Louisiana Purchase - 1803
d)
Oregon Territory - 1846
66.
This term means to give up territory.
a)
Cede
b)
Annex
c)
Border
d)
Cannibalism
67.
What was the main reason the US wanted to acquire the Louisiana Territory?
a)
religious freedom
b)
to give the native Americans a place to live
c)
to gain control of the port of New Orleans
d)
so that slaves no longer had a place to run to
68.
Several years after gaining its independence from Mexico, this area was admitted into the US.
a)
Florida
b)
Texas
c)
Oregon Country
d)
Louisiana Territory
69.
This is the official document that helps territories become a state.
a)
Northwest Ordinance
b)
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
c)
Monroe Doctrine
d)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
70.
Which war happened because of Texas Annexation?
a)
Texas Revolution
b)
American Revolution
c)
US Mexican War
d)
Civil War
71.
What year was Texas annexed to the United States?
a)
1819
b)
1836
c)
1845
d)
1861
72.
Which of the following might have been a motive for moving West to Oregon?
a)
Escaping Debt
b)
Religion
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
All of the above
73.
What were the difficulties of the Oregon Trail?
a)
Length of the journey
b)
Disease
c)
Weather
d)
All of the above
74.
Where did the travellers of the Oregon Trail originally set out from?
a)
Nebraska
b)
Idaho
c)
Wyoming
d)
Missouri
75.
How did the passage of the Dawes Act impact Native Americans?
a)
It
started a series of Indian Wars with massive casualties on the Great Plains
b)
It attempted to assimilate them into
mainstream culture by allocating lands to individual Indians.
c)
Retention
of original tribal territory occurred through a peace treaty with the U.S.
Army.
d)
It
supported their existing cultural tribal traditions and customs
76.
An incident that led to the massacre of Native Americans and symbolized an end to the Indian Wars
a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
c)
Little Bighorn
d)
Wounded Knee
77.
Identify the Great Plains region using the map
a)
Green
b)
Yellow
c)
Pink
d)
Blue
78.
As semi-nomadic people, the Native Americans of the Great Plains followed this big game as they hunted them for food
a)
Moose
b)
Wolf
c)
Bear
d)
Buffallo
79.
A Sioux Indian leader who fought against the US Army in the Sioux War of 1876
a)
Sitting Bull
b)
Roman Nose
c)
Geronimo
d)
Red Cloud
80.
Battle where Sioux and Cheyenne tribes and defeated Colonel George A. Custer
a)
Battle of Wounded Knee
b)
Battle of Bull Run
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Battle of Little Bighorn
81.
Which of the following was a social effect of westward expansion on the Native Americans?
a)
Native Americans increased their educational opportunities
b)
Native Americans were forced to live on reservations, which separated from white pioneers
c)
Native Americans could no longer access the rich mineral deposits found in the Black Hills
d)
Native Americans culture became widely accepted by white settlers
82.
How did the building of railroads to the west affect American Indians in Texas?
a)
It created jobs for them.
b)
Groups had to move farther and farther west.
c)
More Anglo Americans settlers claimed their land.
d)
Trade with Americans brought them great wealth.
83.
President Jackson sent soldiers to remove the ____ to the Indian Territory.
a)
Cherokee
b)
Iroquois
c)
Souix
d)
Red Hawks
84.
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
85.
Which present-day state were most of the Native Americans relocated to during the 1830s?
a)
Georgia
b)
North Carolina
c)
Oklahoma
d)
Mississippi
86.
Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Cherokee in Worcester vs. Georgia
a)
John Ross
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
John Marshall
d)
John Cena
87.
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
88.
The Supreme Court ruled that ___ was not able to take the Cherokee land because the Cherokee were a sovereign nation.
a)
Tennessee
b)
Florida
c)
Georgia
d)
Ohio
89.
Andrew Jackson decided to not enforce the Supreme Court decision. and used the Indian ___ Act of 1830 to force Native Americans west.
a)
Land
b)
Outlaw
c)
Removal
d)
Escape
90.
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
91.
The Cherokee people were forced _______ of the Mississippi River
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
92.
What tribe fought several wars against the U.S. rather than be removed from their homeland in Florida?
a)
Cherokee
b)
Choctaw
c)
Creek
d)
Seminole
93.
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
94.
What is Dahlonega best known for in the 1820s - 1830s?
a)
being the state capital of Georgia
b)
President Andrew Jackson lived in Dahlonega before being elected president
c)
the discovery of gold
d)
the University of Georgia is located in Dahlonega
95.
What is the name of the Creek Indian chief who signed the Treaty of Indian Springs, which gave up all Creek land in Georgia?
a)
Chief John Ross
b)
Chief William McIntosh
c)
Chief Alexander McGillivray
d)
Sequoyah
96.
What is the idea that American should spread across the North American continent known as?
a)
Patriotism
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Westward Expansion
d)
Treaty of New Echota
97.
Who was John Marshall?
a)
The 7th President of the United States
b)
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
c)
Secretary of Indian Removal
d)
the Chief of the Cherokee
98.
Creek chief; was murdered by Creek warriors for ceding remaining lands in Georgia
a)
William McIntosh
b)
Mark Dodd
c)
Alexander McGillvary
d)
John Ross
99.
Inventor of the Cherokee Syllabary written language
a)
William McIntosh
b)
Elias Boudinot
c)
Sequoyah
d)
William Few
100.
Settlers wanted the Cherokee people's land to grow ___.
a)
corn
b)
cotton
c)
beans
d)
tobacco
101.
John ___ was the chief of the Cherokee Nation.
a)
Smith
b)
Rolfe
c)
Ross
d)
Clements
102.
Major ___ signed a treaty to give away Cherokee land even though he had no authority.
a)
Pain
b)
Ridge
c)
Ross
d)
McCalister
103.
Sequoyah created a written language for his people the ___.
a)
Choctaw
b)
Creeks
c)
Chickasaw
d)
Cherokee
104.
Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek, Seminole & what other tribe were "grouped" together?
a)
Ho-Chunk
b)
Dakota
c)
Choctaw
d)
Potawatomi
105.
These identified Tribes were known as:
a)
The Dakota Oyate
b)
The Iroquois Nation
c)
The Five Eastern Tribes
d)
The Five Civilized Tribes
106.
Johnson vs. McIntosh established that Indian people had the right to _________ land but to not hold title
a)
Purchase
b)
Sell
c)
Trade
d)
Occupy
107.
The Worcester vs. Georgia involved who?
a)
Traders
b)
Missionaries
c)
Military
d)
Settlers
108.
To "Cede" means to what?
a)
To forfeit
b)
To receive compensation
c)
To deny
d)
To ignore
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