WorksheetsWeek 34 Quiz
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 47mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following best completes the diagram above?
a)
Slaveholding state
b)
Bordered by the Pacific
c)
Formerly part of Mexico
d)
Dependent on heavy industry
2.
The economies of the new western states were very different from those of the northeastern states in the mid-1800s. One major difference was that western states --
a)
Relied on subsistence farming
b)
Used natural harbors for shipping
c)
Focused on mining and agriculture
d)
Traded freely with other nations
3.
What was one reason James K. Polk won the presidential election of 1844?
a)
He was against removing American Indians from their native lands
b)
He favored the policy of popular sovereignty in the Kansas and Nebraska territories
c)
He was committed to fulfilling the goals of Manifest Destiny
d)
He opposed the extension of slavery west of the Mississippi River
4.
During the 1840s the factors in this diagram contributed to widespread support for which of the following?
a)
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
The American System
d)
States’ Rights
5.
Which of these was a goal shared by many advocates of Manifest Destiny?
a)
Abolishing slavery throughout the United States
b)
Occupying all of North America
c)
Withdrawing from foreign affairs
d)
Returning to an agrarian economy
6.
Which event on the timeline contributed most directly to the outbreak of the US-Mexican War?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
7.
Which of these best completes the diagram?
a)
California
b)
Nevada
c)
Texas
d)
Florida
8.
Which numbered area did the United States acquire in 1846 after negotiations with Great Britain?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
9.
Identify the Gadsden Purchase
a)
D
b)
F
c)
A
d)
J
10.
What area was acquired in 1803?
a)
B
b)
F
c)
C
d)
D
11.
Identify the area of the Mexican Cession
a)
D
b)
E
c)
A
d)
J
12.
What area was acquired in 1846?
a)
D
b)
J
c)
C
d)
E
13.
What area was annexed in 1845?
a)
C
b)
J
c)
F
d)
E
14.
What area was acquired in 1819?
a)
D
b)
B
c)
F
d)
G
15.
The list describes the nineteenth-century experiences of immigrants from-
a)
Italy
b)
China
c)
Germany
d)
Japan
16.
What attracted so many Americans to California in the late 1840s?
a)
The availability of inexpensive farmland
b)
Increasing trade with China and Japan
c)
Employment building a transcontinental railroad
d)
The discovery of gold in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada
17.
Which action completes this diagram?
a)
Oversee state government agencies
b)
Regulate the creation of new businesses
c)
Establish a national bank
d)
Eliminate protective tariffs
18.
According to Alexander Hamilton, which action was necessary to ensure the stability of the nation’s economy?
a)
The passage of a trade embargo against Great Britain
b)
The abolition of consumption taxes
c)
The creation of a trade alliance with France
d)
The establishment of a national bank
19.
Which problem did George Washington encounter when he became president?
a)
Southern states were threatening to secede from the Union
b)
The US had large debts from the American Revolution
c)
Great Britain was refusing to trade with the US
d)
The Articles of Confederation needed to be replaced with a stronger constitution
20.
The first political parties in the US formed mainly in response to disagreements over --
a)
Taxation without representation
b)
The doctrine of judicial review
c)
Territorial expansion to the west
d)
The extent of federal power
21.
Disagreements between these two cabinet members led to --
a)
The creation of reservations for American Indians
b)
A struggle to ratify the Bill of Rights
c)
The establishment of the first US political parties
d)
A compromise over slavery in western territories
22.
The first political parties in the US were established in the 1790s largely political differences between --
a)
John Adams and Benjamin Franklin
b)
Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Paine
c)
George Washington and James Madison
d)
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
23.
Which of the following is the source of this statement on foreign policy?
a)
George Washington’s Farewell Address
b)
The Monroe Doctrine
c)
Abraham Lincoln’s first inaugural address
d)
The Federalist Papers
24.
The decision in Marbury v. Madison was significant in US history because it--
a)
Reinforced federal authority over American Indian affairs
b)
Confirmed the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce
c)
Established the practice of judicial review by the Supreme Court
d)
Upheld the power of the Electoral College to choose the vice president
25.
Which action should be added to this list?
a)
Upheld the doctrine of states’ rights
b)
Supported the popular election of Supreme Court justices
c)
Allowed slavery to extend into western territories
d)
Wrote the Supreme Court decision that established the principle of judicial review
26.
The United States bought Louisiana from which country?
a)
England
b)
Great Britain
c)
Spain
d)
France
27.
What did the Louisiana Purchase do to the size of the United States?
a)
made it a little bigger
b)
doubled the size of the U.S.
c)
decreased the size of the U.S.
d)
nothing
28.
The treaty that ended the War of 1812 was the
a)
Treaty of Ghent.
b)
Treaty of Paris.
c)
Treaty of New Orleans.
d)
none of the above
29.
At what battle, during the War of 1812, did Andrew Jackson become a hero?
a)
Battle of Saratoga
b)
Battle of New Orleans
c)
Battle of Fort McHenry
d)
Battle of Yorktown
30.
What does the word Transcontinental mean?
a)
On the Western side of the United States
b)
Across the United States
c)
On the Eastern side of the United States
d)
Outside the United States
31.
How did the War of 1812 most affect the US economy?
a)
Disruption in trade contributed to domestic industrial growth
b)
Small farmers benefited from higher export prices for grain crops
c)
The sale of treasury bonds to international companies was prohibited
d)
New trade alliances resulted in increased foreign investment
32.
Which shaded state was the main destination of American Indians forced to relocate as part of the Trail of Tears?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
33.
This map shows a pattern of migration that resulted from-
a)
buffalo hunting
b)
the demand for labor to build a railroad
c)
the discovery of gold in California
d)
the revolution in Texas
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