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Manifest Destiny/Trail of Tears/Lewis and Clark

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
President Jackson sent soldiers to remove the ____ to the Indian Territory.
a)
Cherokee
b)
Iroquois
c)
Souix
d)
Red Hawks
2.
The Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. should protect the Cherokee and their lands in 
a)
Kentucky
b)
Tennessee
c)
Georgia
d)
Kansas
3.
Gold was discovered in the lands that belonged to
a)
Cherokee
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Seminole
d)
Alexander Hamilton
4.
The Cherokee took the state of ____________ to the Supreme Court.
a)
Alabama
b)
Georgia
c)
Florida
d)
Lousiana
5.
_________  in 1830 authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi river to lands in the west.
a)
Bureau of Indian Affairs
b)
Worcester v. Georgia
c)
Indian Removal Act
d)
None of the above
6.
Which of the following was the Cherokee’s 800 mile march to the indian territory where ¼ of the Cherokee tribe died on the march to the land?
a)
Second Seminole War
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Blackhawk
d)
Cherokee resistance
7.
About __________________ Cherokee died on the Trail of Tears.
a)
400
b)
1500
c)
4000
d)
15000
8.
Some Native Americans moved peacefully to the new land.
a)
True
b)
False
9.

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 Native's destiny was to manifest

c)

A religious term used to explain how to be saved

d)

A game show

10.
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.
11.
Which of the following presidents purchased Louisiana?
a)
Washington
b)
Adams
c)
Jefferson
d)
Jackson
12.
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 
13.

In what year did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory?

a)

1803

b)

1819

c)

1845

d)

2020

14.
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.
15.
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
16.
Belief that the U.S. would control North America?
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Manifest Determination
c)
Mandate of Heaven
d)
Imperialism
17.
Name the piece of Land.
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Mexican Cession 
c)
Louisiana Purchase 
d)
Florida Cession
18.

Name the piece of land.

a)

Henrico County

b)

Northwest Territory

c)

Trans-Appalachian West

d)

Oregon Territory

19.
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.
20.

______ was an important help as guide and an interpreter during the Lewis and Clark expedition.

a)

York

b)

Mandan

c)

Sacagawea

d)

Touissant Overture

21.

Lewis and Clark and their men were also referred to as?

a)

Jeffersons Team

b)

Manifest Journey

c)

Corp of Discovery

22.

What river did Lewis and Clark travel on the majority of their journey?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Missouri River

c)

Colombia

23.

What was one impact that the Lewis and Clark expedition had on later journeys to the Pacific?

a)

It proved crossing the Rockies was impossible

b)

It made American Indian tribes hostile to later travelers

c)

It allowed later travelers to follow accurate maps on their journey

24.

What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific?

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Great Awakening

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Lourisiana Purchase

25.
Which President asked Lewis and Clark to go exploring?
a)
George Washington
b)
Barak Obama
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Abraham Lincoln
26.

For how much did Jefferson purchase the Louisiana Territory?

a)

$10 million

b)

$5 million

c)

We fought in a war and won it

d)

$15 million

27.
Who was the leader of France that sold Louisiana to us?
a)
Napoleon Dynamite
b)
King Louis XVI
c)
Napoleon Bonaparte
d)
King George III
28.
How did Sacagawea help Lewis and Clark?
a)
She knew the land around her.
b)
She understood the languages of the Native Americans in the area.
c)
She bartered for horses and supplies the group needed.
d)
ALL of the ABOVE
29.

What were 2 reasons Jefferson sent them to explore the new territory?

a)

To build boats

b)

To tell the indians about Christianity

c)

To set up Trading posts

d)

To make maps and document plants and animals

30.

What country did the US buy Louisiana from?

a)

Spain

b)

Italy

c)

France

d)

England

31.

Who was the slave who helped Cyrus McCormick invent the reaper?

a)

Frederick Douglass

b)

Robert Smalls

c)

Jo Anderson

d)

Phillis Wheatley

32.

Who helped to improved the steamboat?

a)

Robert Fulton

b)

Robert Smalls

c)

Robert Bobert

d)

Robert Kennedy

33.

Who was the entrepreneur that brought the reaper to market?

a)

Miley Cyrus

b)

Citrus Fruit

c)

McCormick and Schmidt

d)

Cyrus McCormick

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