WorksheetsExpansion and Conflict
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the Erie Canal used for?
a)
Disney cruises
b)
Test battle ships
c)
Drinking water for the city of Buffalo
d)
Ship goods faster and cheaper to the Atlantic Ocean
2.
How did the Industrial Revolution change the way we create goods?
a)
we made fewer products
b)
we made better quality products
c)
we made products from home
d)
mass production & cheaper goods
3.
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?
a)
Made the crime rate decrease
b)
Led to an increase in farm workers
c)
Make the cities cleaner and safer
d)
Led to an increase in population in the cities
4.
What was the first industry affected by the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Automobile
b)
Railroad
c)
Textile
d)
Telephone
5.
How did the Lewis and Clark expedition help further pioneers?
a)
They brought back gold, silver, and many spices
b)
They brought back maps showing the major rivers, mountains, and important passes through the Rocky Mountains.
c)
They made maps of Texas and New Mexico.
d)
They told many stories of buffalo and Native Americans
6.
When the Louisiana Territory became part of the United States, President Jefferson wanted _____________.
a)
to know about the plants and animals there
b)
to know about the Native Americans who lived there
c)
to find a water route across the continent
d)
all of the above
7.
In their journals, Lewis and Clark
a)
made maps
b)
drew pictures
c)
wrote about their encounters
d)
all of the above
8.
Why did people travel West?
a)
They felt like it
b)
To view the wildlife
c)
Manifest Destiny
9.
The cotton gin was made for ?
a)
cleaning the seeds from tobacco fibers
b)
cleaning the seeds from cotton fibers
c)
cleaning the seeds from hemp fibers
d)
cleaning the seeds from rice fibers
10.
Who was the hero of the Battle of New Orleans and therefore the War of 1812?
a)
James Madison
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
James Monroe
d)
Andrew Jackson
11.
Why did the US buy the Louisiana Territory?
a)
Get some of that Popeyes
b)
They wanted New Orleans
c)
acquire the Pelicans
d)
Control Canada
12.
Who was sent to map and survey this new territory?
a)
Lewis and Clark
b)
Mayweather and Floyd
c)
Obi and Kenobi
d)
The Donald
13.
President Jefferson stopped all trade during the war between France and England. What is this action called?
a)
Tariff
b)
Amendment
c)
Eminent Domain
d)
Embargo
14.
Why did the US become angry with the British Navy at this time?
a)
Impressments
b)
Conscription
c)
didn't share the tea
d)
Taxing them
15.
What city was captured and burned by the British during The War of 1812?
a)
Washington D.C.
b)
New York
c)
Los Angeles
d)
Boston
16.
What country to the southwest of the US had its own revolution for independence during this time
a)
Alaska
b)
Mexico
c)
Cuba
d)
Brazil
17.
The __________of _______was the walk the Cherokee Indians too when they were forced to move west.
a)
Rain of water
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Walk of Freedom
d)
Reign of air
18.
The ______________ are people who traveled to unsettled areas to live.
a)
Native Americans
b)
Pony Express riders
c)
Pioneers
19.
What did the supreme court rule in MuCulloch vs. Maryland?
a)
States can interfere with federal institutions.
b)
States have no right to interfere with federal institutions.
20.
Area of the country that wanted the government to limit tariffs.
a)
Northeast
b)
West
c)
South
d)
Northwest
21.
Who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court that strengthened the power of the federal government and promoted economic growth?
a)
James Madison
b)
John Marshall
c)
Henry Clay
d)
John C. Calhoun
22.
Why were interchangeable parts important?
a)
They made every part specific to one item.
b)
The made the process to get replacement parts longer.
c)
They gave workers more work to do because they made each part by hand.
d)
They made making replacement parts faster and cheaper.
23.
How did the British blockade of the American coast during the War of 1812 boost American industry?
a)
It encouraged Americans to make goods that they had once imported from Europe
b)
Encouraged American workers to form labor unions
c)
forced Americans to buy needed goods from Mexico
d)
Stopped factory equipment from being imported
24.
What did the United States do to change the Lifestyle of Natives?
a)
The U.S eliminated most if not all Native tribes
b)
Natives are placed in reservations
c)
The U.S respected the traditions and life of Natives and left them alone
d)
Natives experience famine and drought
25.
Samuel Morse
a)
invented Morse code and the telegraph
b)
a device that send messages through wires using electricity
c)
invented blue jeans
d)
a person who starts a business
26.
Telegraph
a)
a device that sends messages through wires using electricity
b)
a vast region of dry grassland in the middle of the country
c)
a person who invented Morse code
d)
law that gave pioneers land
27.
What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?
a)
Manifest destiny
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Great Awakening
d)
Louisiana Purchase
28.
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
29.
Which document had these characteristics in the image?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
U.S. Constitution
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Northwest Ordinance
30.
Which view is expressed in the excerpt in the image?
a)
advocacy of abolitionism
b)
defense of federalism
c)
support for the Monroe Doctrine
d)
belief in Manifest Destiny
31.
In 1846, war broke out between the United States and Mexico. What was the main cause of this war?
a)
a dispute over the number of settlers in the Oregon Territory
b)
issues arising over the boundaries of Texas
c)
the discovery of gold in California
d)
the relocation of American Indians from the Southeast
32.
Which of the following men led the United States (not Texas) into Mexico during the war with Mexico?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
William Henry Harrison
c)
Zachary Taylor
d)
Sam Houston
33.
What president was responsible for forcing thousands of Native Americans off thier lands?
a)
Jefferson
b)
Monroe
c)
Jackson
d)
Madison
34.
Which of the following presidents purchased Louisiana?
a)
Washington
b)
Adams
c)
Jefferson
d)
Jackson
35.
What act allowed the national government to make deals with the Native Americans to exchange their land?
a)
Indian Removal Act
b)
Civillization ACt
c)
Manifest Destiny Act
d)
Indian Territory Act
36.
Which Supreme Court decision established the principle that the federal government rather than the individual state governments has authority to deal with American Indian affairs?
a)
Marbury v. Madison
b)
Worcester v. Georgia
c)
McCulloch v. Maryland
d)
Gibbons v. Ogden
37.
Which bank was Andrew Jackson having a conflict with?
a)
First Bank of the United States
b)
Second Bank of the United States
c)
Pet Banks
d)
State Banks
38.
What does the Indian Removal Act do?
a)
Pushes all Native Americans into Florida
b)
Allows Georgia to use Native Americans as slaves
c)
Enacts the policy of assimilation
d)
Moves Native Americans west beyond the Mississippi River
39.
Why is the path Native Americans moved west on called the Trail of Tears?
a)
The trail was under water
b)
It stands for the loss of land
c)
So many died along the way due to starvation exposure and disease
d)
There was much fighting and conflict along the way
40.
The cartoon is criticizing the policies of which of the following presidents?
a)
Jackson
b)
Madison
c)
Van Buren
d)
Tyler
41.
What was one effect of these events on the 1828 presidential election?
a)
Votes were cast by secret ballot.
b)
Property qualifications for voting were strengthened.
c)
Poll taxes were reduced.
d)
Voter participation increased.
42.
Jacksonian Democracy is the idea that the common man should be able to _________.
a)
sing Mexican folk songs
b)
get a good job
c)
vote
d)
buy a car
43.
Jackson rewarded his supporters with jobs in the ______ which is called the “Spoils System”.
a)
city
b)
court
c)
government
d)
kitchen
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