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Andrew Jackson and Westward Expansion

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which area on the map was acquired by the United States as a result of the Mexican War and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

a)

Texas Annexation

b)

Gadsden Purchase

c)

Mexican Cession

d)

Oregon Territory

2.

The U.S. annexed the this place in 1845, eventually causing the Mexican-American War.

a)

Missouri

b)

Republic of Texas

c)

Oregon

d)

California

3.
From which group did Andrew Jackson receive the most support in the election of 1828?
a)
Republicans
b)
Common People
c)
Rich upper-class
d)
American Indians
4.
What name was given to President Jackson’s practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs?
a)
Democracy
b)
Mudslinging
c)
Spoils System
d)
Corrupt Bargain
5.

Chinese immigrants that traveled to the United States came to search for gold and to help build the....

a)

Panama and Erie Canal

b)

Highway System that stretches from North to South

c)

Transcontinental Railroad System

d)

Factory System in the Northern part of the USA

6.

(1830) a congressional act that authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River

a)

Homestead Act

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Indian Removal Act

d)

Manifest Destiny

7.

Railroad connecting the west and east coasts of the continental US

a)

Reading Railroad

b)

Transcontinental Railroad

c)

Pennsylvania Railroad

d)

B&O Railroad

8.
Agreement w/ Mexico that gave the US parts of present-day New Mexico & Arizona in exchange for $10 million; needed to complete transcontinental railroad.  all but completed the continental expansion envisioned by those who believed in Manifest Destiny.
a)
Adams-Onis Treaty
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
Gadsden Purchase
d)
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
9.

7th President of the United States-The Common Man's president

a)

Santa Ana

b)

James K Polk

c)

Sam Houston

d)

Andrew Jackson

10.

Tariffs caused the price of ____ to go up.

a)

Foreign goods

b)

American made goods

c)

Gold

d)

Slaves