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The Nation Expands

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Federal law promoted by Jackson that forced Indians to leave their lands and walk 100s of miles to Indian Territory.
a)
Democratic Party
b)
Second Bank of US
c)
Indian Removal Ac
d)
Corrupt Bargain
2.
Settlement of the American West
a)
Mexican Cession
b)
Manifest Destiny 
c)
Mormons
d)
Santa Fe Trail
3.
agreement that Mexico made with the US at the end of the Mexican-American War that gave up the Southwest to the US.
a)
Corrupt Bargain
b)
Empresario
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Mexican Cession
4.
Expedition means _____________?
a)
Very great in size or amount
b)
To grow
c)
Voyage, exploration
d)
An area of land, region
5.
What does territory mean?
a)
Voyage, Exploration
b)
To grow
c)
An area of land, Reigon
d)
Productivity
6.
What is a canal?
a)
An area of land, region
b)
Artificially improved river or manmade waterway used for faster travel and transportation
c)
To prepare land for raising crops
d)
A separate country
7.
What is the introduction of factories, companies, etc
a)
expansion
b)
inventor
c)
industrialization
d)
productivity
8.

It has been called the largest land deal in US history - $15 million. (6.3)

a)

Luisa Purchase

b)

Louisiana Lightning

c)

Louisiana Purchase

d)

Louisiana Discount

9.

The two skilled frontiersmen tasked with mapping the Louisiana Territory. (6.3)

a)

Ortiz & Marin

b)

Lewis & Clark

c)

Lewis & Mayberry

d)

Luisa & Clark

10.

Guide and interpreter for Lewis and Clark who proved to be invaluable to the expedition. (6.3)

a)

Zebulon Pike

b)

Sacagawea

c)

Lizette Charbonneau

d)

Toussaint Louverture

11.

His descriptions gave Americans their first news of lands beyond the Mississippi and helped spur expansion into Texas and the Southwest. (6.3)

a)

Sacagawea

b)

Meriwether Lewis

c)

William Clark

d)

Zebulon Pike

12.

Definition: a person who the first to think of or make something

a)

entreprenaur

b)

inventor

c)

migration

d)

industrialization

13.

Definition: the quality of producing or creating a lot of something

a)

Vast

b)

Productivity

c)

Suffrage

d)

Expansion

14.

What was the basis of the Monroe Doctrine of 1823

a)

The Monroe Doctrine established a policy of isolationism from European nations

b)

The Monroe Doctrine set out trade policies between the U.S. and European nations

c)

The Monroe Doctrine provided funds for the acquisition of lands in the Oregon Territory and the Northwest

d)

The Monroe Doctrine warned European nations not to interfere with any independent nations in the Western Hemisphere

15.

All the trails along which the Indians were taken ended in the Indian Territory, which is mainly in the present-day state of

a)

Arkansas

b)

Kansas

c)

Oklahoma

d)

Texas

16.

Texas became part of the United States

a)

as part of the Compromise of 1850

b)

as a result of the Louisiana Purchase

c)

after it won its independence from Mexico

d)

when the United States bought the territory from Spain

17.

What would be the BEST title for the picture of men with picks and shovels standing in the water

a)

Westward Expansion

b)

the California Gold Rush

c)

the Mexican-American War

d)

Plantation life in Mississippi

18.

One result of the California Gold Rush was

a)

a doubling of the population

b)

Indian removal from California

c)

increased tensions with Mexico

d)

the admission of California as a state

19.

Which of the following was a cause of the War of 1812?

a)

France would not let the United States trade with Great Britain.

b)

Great Britain was forcing American sailors to join the British Navy.

c)

U.S. leaders felt that the British were helping Native Americans fight U.S. expansion.

d)

The U.S. leaders were upset at British soldiers for attacking Native Americans.

20.

In the War of 1812, the main enemy of the United States was

a)

France

b)

Native Americans

c)

Great Britain

d)

Russia

21.

During the War of 1812, the British invaded Washington D.C. and did which of the following?

a)

Burned down the Cherry Tree Orchard

b)

Burned the Capitol and the White House

c)

Stole a portrait of George W. Bush

d)

Destroyed the Statue of Liberty

22.

Francis Scott Key was inspired to write "_______________________" after the American victory at Fort McHenry.

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

If You're Happy and You Know It

c)

The Star-Spangled Banner

d)

That's What I Like

23.

During the 1700's, the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains were

a)

regions heavily populated by British Colonists.

b)

gateways to westward expansion.

c)

physical barriers to expansion.

24.

This man-made waterway links Lake Erie with the Hudson River in New York:

a)

Erie Canal

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Boston Harbor

25.

This DOUBLED the size of the United States...

a)

Oregon Trail

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Mormon Trail

d)

Land Ordinance of 1787

26.

Thomas Jefferson set the following goals for the Lewis and Clark Expedition:

a)

Find a water route to Canada.

b)

Build a better relationship with the American Indians.

c)

Find a water route to the Pacific Ocean.

d)

Record important information about the area's soil, water, plants, and animals.

27.

The Oregon Trail was

a)

a secret route that the slaves used to escape to freedom.

b)

the first water route that led to the Pacific Ocean.

c)

the route that many settlers followed as they moved west.

28.

During the war for Texas independence from Mexico, the Mexican army attacked and defeated Texan soldiers at what location?

a)

Fort McHenry

b)

The Alamo

c)

Independence Hall

29.

During the California Gold Rush,

a)

the U.S. government would not allow mining of gold.

b)

thousands of people left California to migrate east.

c)

pioneers, "the 49ers", headed west to California in search of gold.

30.

The invention of the cotton gin was considered important because

a)

it helped farmers produce cotton more easily.

b)

it made towels softer.

c)

it made lots of money.

31.

Who invented the cotton gin?

a)

Eli Whitney

b)

George Washington

c)

Mrs. England

32.
Brought new textile machines to America
a)
Elias Howe
b)
Samuel Slater
c)
Richard Arkwright
d)
Eli Whitney
33.
When machines became essential to industry
a)
transportation revolution 
b)
machine renaissance
c)
industrial revolution
d)
american revolution
34.
Created interchangeable parts
a)
Elias Howe 
b)
Samuel Slater
c)
Richard Arkwright
d)
Eli Whitney
35.
Created interchangeable parts
a)
Elias Howe 
b)
Samuel Slater
c)
Richard Arkwright
d)
Eli Whitney
36.
Why was the steamboat better
a)
It had bigger sails
b)
It could travel upstream
c)
It was better shaped for river travel
d)
It had bigger cannons
37.
What about trains wowed the passengers
a)
Their speed
b)
Their comfort
c)
Their reliability
d)
Their fuel economy
38.
Developed the steel Plow allowing farmers to plant large fields
a)
Cyrus McCormick
b)
John Deere
39.
Developed the mechanical reaper allowing farmers to harvest large fields
a)
Cyrus McCormick
b)
John Deere
40.
What machine is described here:
the machine is cranked; separating the seeds from the fibers
a)
Mechanical reaper
b)
Steel Plow
c)
Cotton Gin
d)
Telegraph
41.
Expansion means.....
a)
To learn
b)
To grow
c)
To leave
d)
To move
42.

Why was the Louisiana Purchase a terrific deal?

a)

a.It allowed the US to control the Mississippi River

b)

b. both a and d

c)

c.It allowed the US to control the North Atlantic Ocean

d)

d. It doubled the size of the US.

43.

Which was NOT a result of the Journey of Lewis and Clark?

a)

It proved there was no Northwest Passage

b)

It opened the way for pioneers to travel south.

c)

It gave the US a claim to the Oregon Territory.

d)

It was a valuable piece of land filled with natural resources.

44.

True or false, Sacajawea, Charbonneau and the baby joined the Lewis and Clark expedition:

a)

true

b)

false