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GSE US7 & 8

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the harsh journey of the Cherokee from their homeland to Indian Territory called?

a)

spoils system

b)

Trail of Tears

c)

Indian Removal Act

d)

Whig Party

2.

What called for the government to negotiate treaties that would require Native Americans to relocate west of the Mississippi?

a)

spoils system

b)

Trail of Tears

c)

Indian Removal Act

d)

Whig Party

3.

Andrew Jackson's presidency was known for

a)

The greater inclusion of democracy for the common man

b)

Rule by the elites

c)

A movement towards federalism

d)

Shay's Rebellion proved the weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation.

4.

The Nullification Crisis occurred when

a)

the Supreme Court issued its decision in favor of the Cherokee Nation in Worcester v. Georgia

b)

Clay supported Adams for president in the "corrupt bargain" scandal

c)

South Carolina threatened to secede in response to the Tariff of 1828 (Tariff of Abominations)

d)

Jackson vetoed the Second National Bank

5.

the practice of rewarding the political supporters with government jobs.

a)

Elitism

b)

Mudslinging

c)

Spoils system

d)

jacksonian democracy

6.
William Lloyd Garrison printed the weekly newspaper the Liberator. In it he printed articles condemning (disapproving, criticizing):
a)
The institution of slavery
b)
The unfair treatment of women
c)
The abuses faced by prison inmates
d)
child labor
7.

He was the leader of the education reform movement-

a)

William Lloyd Garrison

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Horace Mann

d)

Charles Finney

8.
What was the effect of the 2nd Great Awakening?
a)
The Second Great Awakening caused the start of many reform movements designed to remedy the evils of society.
b)
The 2nd Awakening caused many people to reconsider their beliefs and turn to philosophy for direction. 
c)
The Second Great awakening caused a great panic about the evils of alcohol in the world. 
d)
The Second Great Awakening created the conditions necessary to make the Southern United States consider abolition. 
9.

The North Star was a newspaper that spread news of slavery and was written by

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

c)

John Brown

d)

Frederick Douglass

10.

Which of these was the model for the Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments?

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

Preamble to the U.S. Constitution

c)

Monroe Doctorine

d)

Bill of Rights

11.

Who was Elizabeth Cady Stanton ?

a)

She was a girl.

b)

She faught in the revolutionary war.

c)

She was the first woman president of the United States of America.

d)

She was abolitionist to slavery and a leading figure for early womens rights movement. She was also the president of National Woman Suffrage Accosiation for 20 years.

12.
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
13.
What is the territory identified in the picture? 
a)
Florida Purchase
b)
Thirteen Colonies
c)
Mexican Cession
d)
Oregon County
14.
What is the territory identified in the picture? 
a)
Florida Purchase
b)
Thirteen Colonies
c)
Mexican Cession
d)
Oregon County
15.
The Manifest Destiny is a picture that gave the men hope to head west and find more land.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
What year did the most miners rush to California?
a)
1848
b)
1849
c)
1852
d)
1853
17.
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
18.
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?
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Adams-Onis Treaty
c)
Treaty of Jefferson
d)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
19.
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.
20.
The US got Florida from
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
Mexico
d)
Spain
21.
Which territory was annexed to the United States following ten years of being "The Lonestar republic"?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
22.

Which of the following was not a part of the Missouri Compromise?

a)

Main came in as a free state

b)

Maine came in as a slave state

c)

the balance in Congress stayed equal

d)

The 36' 30' line was created

23.

California was admitted as a free state because of the compromise of 1850

a)

True

b)

False

24.

The Fugitive Slave Act led to the creation of the Underground Railroad and created tension between the North and the South

a)

True

b)

False

25.
The Compromise of 1850 eased tensions dealing with which of the following issues?
a)
declining agriculture in the South
b)
rising industry in the North
c)
border disputes with Mexico
d)
the institution of slavery
26.
What nickname was given to the forced removal of Cherokee from Georgia?
a)
The Trail of Tears
b)
The U.S Indian Removal Act
c)
The Oklahoma Caravan
27.
Which river marks the border between Mexico and the US?
a)
The Rio Grande
b)
The Nueces River
c)
The border is not marked by a river
d)
The Red River
28.
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
29.
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
30.

Abraham Lincoln was a Republican meaning

a)

He did not agree with tariffs

b)

He was against expansion of slavery

c)

He was for internal improvements

d)

None apply

31.
What was the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?
a)
That slavery diminished the national character.
b)
That African American rights were protected by the Constitution.
c)
That African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court because they were not citizens
d)
That slavery should be abolished by executive order
32.
The Dred Scott case made what Compromise unconstitutional.  
a)
The Compromise of 1850
b)
The Great Compromise
c)
The 3/5th Compromise
d)
The Missouri Compromise
33.
Who was the leader in killing five pro slavery setllers?
a)
John Brown
b)
Henry Clay
c)
John Black
d)
John Maroon
34.

Which deal said that California would join as a free state and the Fugitive Slave Act would be put in place.

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

36.

Which act said that Kansas and Nebraska were opened for settlement?

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

36.

Which act said that Kansas and Nebraska were opened for settlement?

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

37.

The idea that people should get to choose if they wanted slavery to be legal in their territory or not.

a)

Pro-Slavery

b)

Anti-Slavery

c)

Popular Sovereignty

38.
Who Was John Brown?
a)
An Avid Abolitionist 
b)
President of the United States
c)
A Rich Slave Owner
d)
A Southern Democrat
39.
True or False: John Brown's Plan Succeed. 
a)
True 
b)
False
40.
In Virginia, Where Was His Attack Planned to go?
a)
Harper's Ferry, Virginia 
b)
Richmond, Virginia
c)
Winchester, Virginia 
41.

John Brown was viewed as a ____________ by the south and a ___________ by the north

a)

Murderer---Martyr

b)

Savior----Kidnapper

c)

Vigilante------Freedom Fighter

d)

None apply

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