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Ch13 and Ch14 Themes and Concepts

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 37mins

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Class
Date
1.

MATCH the term "Manifest Destiny" with the best definition. (13-1)

a)

The United States was determined to extend its land as far west as Mexico

b)

The United States was meant to extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

c)

The United States was destined to capture land from the Mexican government expand our territory

d)

The United States extended itself to protect its neighbors from European invasion

2.

Which of the following answers BEST describes why women received greater political and legal rights in the West? (13-2)

a)

The men from the West treated women more fairly than in the East

b)

There were fewer women than men and that elevated their status in the West

c)

The women in the West didn't receive greater rights, people just said they did

d)

The hard work of women was needed for the survival of the family which elevated their rights

3.

The slogan "Remember the Alamo" would best describe: (13-3)

a)

John Brown's words to protest the Fugitive Slave Act.

b)

Rally cry for Texans as they fought for their independence from Mexico.

c)

Rally cry for the North after the bombing of Fort Sumter.

d)

States rights supporters in protest of the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860.

4.

Select the three (3) that BEST describes the Mormon people. (13-4)

a)

Eventually moved to Utah for safety

b)

Fled Illinois for political reasons

c)

Were founded by Joseph Smith

d)

Believed in polygamy

5.

Which of these BEST explains the impact the California Gold Rush had on California's population. (13-4)

a)

The gold rush brought ethnic diversity including Native Americans, Chinese, Africans, and Japanese

b)

The gold rush did not bring a wide range of ethnically diverse people.

c)

The gold rush brought many people from the East and they became wealthy.

d)

The gold rush brought ethnic diversity including people from Asia, Europe, Australia, and South America

6.

SELECT 3 sentences that help define the Wilmot Proviso.

a)

Suggestion that Congress ban slavery in the territory acquired from Mexico.

b)

The controversy led to a new political party.

c)

It solved the issue of slavery in the country.

d)

It concerned Southerners that viewed it as an attack on slavery and their way of life.

e)

The Wilmot Proviso became law.

7.

SELECT the four (4) items that the North and the South received to keep them happy under the Compromise of 1850. (14-2)

a)

The North was happy because slavery would be abolished in the Mexican Cession.

b)

The North would be happy because California would be added as a free state.

c)

The South would be happy because popular sovereignty would decide slavery in the Mexican Cession.

d)

The North would be happy because the slave trade was banned in Washington D.C.

e)

The South would be happy because it received a tough new fugitive slave law.

8.

Which of these BEST describes how Americans reacted to the Dred Scott Decision? (14-3)

a)

The North was shocked and the South rejoiced as slavery would now be allowed in all territories.

b)

The North rejoiced and the South was shocked that slavery would not be allowed to spread to the Mexican Cession.

c)

The South was shocked as slavery was abolished in the South

d)

The North was angry because slavery would be allowed in the nation's capital.

9.

Who is the man portrayed in the picture and how did he influence the "Road to the Civil War?" (14-3)

a)

John Brown / Fought for the idea of states rights and popular sovereignty.

b)

Stephen Douglas / Author of the Kansas-Nebraska Act and supporter of popular sovereignty.

c)

Fredrick Douglass / Famous abolitionist speaker and escaped from slavery.

d)

John Brown / Involved in "Bleeding Kansas" and led a raid in Harpers Ferry, Va.

e)

Roger B. Taney / Ruled that Dred Scott was not a free man, slaves are property, and the Constitution protects private property.

10.

The first Americans to move into the Far West were cotton planters.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Famous mountain man Jedediah Smith was once attacked and scalped by a grizzly bear.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Rendezvous were great places for mountain men to meet others and trade furs for supplies.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The Cayuse Indians killed the Whitman family because of an outbreak of measles.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Free and fertile farmland, along with the mild climate and plenty of rainfall caused people to get a sickness, similar to cholera, called "Oregon Fever."

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Pioneer life was simple and did not have many hardships.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Women's labor in the West had little affect on the status of women.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The Donner Party got stranded in the Sierra Nevadas and had to resort to cannibalism to survive.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Why did the mountain men travel to Oregon?

a)

To find gold.

b)

For religious freedom

c)

Wealth from fur trade

d)

Fertile soil to grow crops

19.

Why did conflict arise between Native Americans and settlers in the West?

a)

Disease

b)

The discovery of gold

c)

Moving onto their lands

d)

All answers are correct

20.

The ethnic blending of Spanish, Native American, and African Americans created a distinct Southwestern culture

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Many Native Americans loved the Spanish mission system because it not only taught them about Christianity, but provided steady work to help them live long and prosper.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

If I were one of the 80,000 fortune seekers making my way to California in search of gold, my nickname would be a _________.

a)

49er

b)

Vigilante

c)

Mountain Man

d)

Fugitive

23.

______________ was the Mexican president whose forces attacked the Alamo.

a)

Napoleon

b)

Santa Anna

c)

King George III

d)

Moses Austin

24.

After the war, the United States paid Mexico 18 million dollars for much of the Southwest region.

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Mexican Cession

25.

_________ led the Texas forces for independence and would be the president of the Republic of Texas.

a)

Sam Houston

b)

Santa Anna

c)

Stephen Austin

d)

George Strait

26.

The ________________ was the river that created a border dispute between the United States and Mexico

a)

Potomac

b)

Ohio

c)

Mississippi

d)

Rio Grande

27.

If I needed a stream or river for irrigation or mining in California, I would be concerned with my __________________.

a)

states' rights

b)

water rights

c)

placer mining

d)

ability to read and write

28.

_______________ was a pioneer, American hero, and a legend that was killed defending the Alamo.

a)

Daniel Boone

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

Davey Crockett

d)

John C. Fremont

29.

Another name for the California's fight against Mexican rule.

a)

Bear Flag Rebellion

b)

Lone Star State

c)

Gold Coast Caravan

d)

Beach Boys

30.

Mormon leader who guided his congregation to Salt Lake City, Utah.

a)

Mitt Romney

b)

Joseph Smith

c)

Moses Austin

d)

Brigham Young

31.

About 1 out of 100 stuck it rich during the California Gold Rush.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

*The process of allowing people of each state or territory to decide for themselves whether to allow slavery was called (Sec1)

a)

voter compromise.

b)

direct election.

c)

secession.

d)

popular sovereignty.

33.

*Keeping slavery out of the western territories was the main goal of the 1848 _______ Party (Sec1)

a)

Free-Soil Party.

b)

Whig Party.

c)

Democratic Party.

d)

Republican Party.

34.

*Senator John C. Calhoun of South Carolina would have agreed that (Sec1)

a)

California should be admitted as a free state.

b)

states should have the right to own slaves.

c)

slavery in the South should be abolished.

d)

the North and the South should compromise on the issue of slavery.

35.

*The proposal by Stephen Douglas on the issue of slavery in the Kansas and Nebraska territories was that (Sec2)

a)

the Missouri Compromise should not be changed.

b)

voters in the territories should decide the issue.

c)

the number of slaves in any territory should be limited.

d)

slavery should be abolished in all new territories.

36.

*What earned the territory of Kansas the name "bleeding Kansas"? (Sec2)

a)

Slave owners in the territory had a reputation for badly mistreating their slaves.

b)

Residents of the territory fought over whether or not Kansas should join the Union.

c)

Proslavery and antislavery forces fought violently over whether Kansas would be a free state or a slaveholding state.

d)

The territory lost a large number of soldiers during the Mexican-American War.

37.

* Uncle Tom's Cabin was an important book because it (Sec2)

a)

caused people to support slavery.

b)

told a true story about slavery.

c)

supported southern slave masters.

d)

persuaded many people that slavery was wrong.

38.

*Why was Senator Charles Sumner badly beaten with a cane on the Senate floor in 1855? (Sec2)

a)

He had denounced the ideas of his attacker's uncle, an elderly senator. (spoke out against slavery)

b)

He had previously beaten his assailant, Preston Brooks.

c)

He had spoken out in favor of slavery in Kansas.

d)

The cause is unknown, as the assailant was never captured.

39.

*Who wrote the Dred Scott decision? (Sec3)

a)

Roger Taney

b)

Stephen Douglas

c)

John Brown

d)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

40.

*John Brown led a raid on Harpers Ferry to get (Sec3)

a)

boats to help slaves escape.

b)

help from trained U.S. military forces.

c)

guns for a slave revolt.

d)

southern support for antislavery ideas.

41.

How might Stephen Douglas have responded to Lincoln's "house divided" speech? (Sec3)

a)

"The government should outlaw slavery throughout the country to preserve the Union."

b)

"The Union could succeed if the issue of slavery were decided through popular sovereignty."

c)

"Slavery is not an issue that is important enough to dissolve the Union."

d)

"The Union should solve its problems by allowing slavery in all states."

42.

*The Dred Scott decision stated that the U.S. Constitution (Sec3)

a)

protected the rights of slaveholders but not slaves.

b)

protected the rights of African Americans as citizens.

c)

allowed Congress to prohibit slavery in any state or territory.

d)

the 5th Amendment is illegal.

43.

After the Whig party split apart, which political party did many northern Whigs join?

a)

Democratic Party

b)

Republican Party

c)

Free Soil Party

d)

Constitutional Union Party

44.

What idea did Lincoln suggest in his “house-divided” speech?

a)

Slavery needed to be abolished immediately in every state in the Union.

b)

The nation could not remain united with half the states allowing slavery and half prohibiting it.

c)

States had to be allowed to create their own laws on slavery in order to keep the Union together.

d)

Every state in the Union would eventually become a slave-holding state.

45.

Which of the following used popular sovereignty to decide whether to allow slavery?

a)

California

b)

Kansas

c)

Missouri

d)

Wisconsin

46.

Before the Compromise of 1850, many southern leaders felt that

a)

the Kansas-Nebraska Act should be overturned.

b)

there were too many slave-holding states.

c)

the South should secede if California were admitted as a free state.

d)

it was time for the South to agree to a ban on slavery in new territories.

47.

Who wrote a book about the cruelties of slavery that further divided the North and South?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

c)

John Brown

d)

Roger B. Taney

48.

Which of the following BEST describes the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?

a)

The slave trade was banned in the nation’s capital.

b)

African Americans who lived in free states were protected from being returned to slavery.

c)

African Americans suspected of having escaped slavery and living in free states were often required to be returned to slavery.

d)

Popular vote would determine whether African Americans suspected of crimes should be arrested.

49.

False and misleading information that is spread to further a cause is called popular sovereignty.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

What amendment did the Supreme Court use as justification in the Dred Scott decision?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

10th

d)

5th