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Chapter 14 - A Young United States

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the name of the man who helped to create the Wilderness Road in Kentucky? He was a trailblazer and grew up in Berks County.

a)

William Clark

b)

Meriwether Lewis

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Daniel Boone

2.

Who was the third president of the United States?

a)

John Adams

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Monroe

3.

This man "hacked out" the Wilderness Road in Kentucky. He was a trailblazer

a)

William Clark

b)

Daniel Boone

c)

Governor Mifflin

d)

Thomas Jefferson

4.

He was the 3rd President of the U.S. and made a large purchase of land.

a)

Daniel Boone

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Alexander Hamilton

5.

This is the name of the purchase the U.S. made from France.

a)

Texas Purchase

b)

Carolina Purchase

c)

Target Purchase

d)

Louisiana Purchase

6.

These two men explored the land that the U.S. Purchased from France.

a)

Lewis and Clark

b)

Madison and Jefferson

c)

Crills and Kuehner

d)

Washington and Adams

7.

This is the path that the Corps of Discovery took to explore the new land.

a)

Schuylkill River, Delaware River, Delaware Bay to Atlantic Ocean

b)

Arkansas River, Rio Grande to Gulf of Mexico

c)

Tennessee River, to Knoxville to Mississippi River

d)

St. Louis, Missouri River to Pacific Ocean

8.

This woman helped guide and translate for the "Corps of Discovery"

a)

Sacajawea

b)

Pocahontas

c)

Charbonneau

d)

Dolly Madison

9.

This woman helped guide and translate for the "Corps of Discovery"

a)

Sacajawea

b)

Pocahontas

c)

Charbonneau

d)

Dolly Madison

10.

Which did NOT occur on the Journey/Expedition to explore America's new territory?

a)

They met a French Trapper and his wife who helped translate.

b)

They discovered a water route to Mexico

c)

They documented people, landforms, plants, and animals.

d)

They arrived at the Pacific

11.

How much did the U.S. pay France for the land?

a)

$0 (It was buy one get one free)

b)

$10,000 (it was on sale at Target)

c)

$10,000 and 50 horses

d)

$15,000,000 or about 4 cents/acre

12.

Who was president during the War of 1812

a)

Frances Scott Key

b)

James Madison

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Thomas Jefferson

13.

This U.S. ship (nicknamed "Old Ironsides") sunk a British ship off the coast of Canada

a)

U.S.S. Madison

b)

U.S.S. Constitution

c)

U.S.S. Declaration

d)

U.S.S. Washington

14.

This is the British ship that "Old Ironsides' sunk.

a)

Guerriere

b)

U.S.S. Sequoya

c)

U.S.S. Titanic

d)

U.S.S. Constitution

15.

This is the Cherokee silversmith who made the first Native American alphabet

a)

Paul Revere

b)

Sequoyah

c)

Pocahontas

d)

Cameauhwait

16.

This man wrote a poem when he saw the American Flag still flying over Fort McHenry

a)

Francis Drake

b)

Francis Albert II

c)

Francis Scott Key

d)

Paul Revere

17.

The name of the poem that later became our National Anthem is...

a)

"God Bless America"

b)

"The Star-Spangled Banner"

c)

"Stars and Stripes Forever'

d)

"America the Beautiful"

18.

Why is the U.S.S. Constitution called "Old Ironsides"

a)

That was the nickname of it's first captain.

b)

Cannons are made of iron and they're on the side of the boat.

c)

Cannonballs seemed to bounce off its tough oak sides.

d)

The sails were as strong as iron.

19.

Why did the Indian Removal Act happen?

a)

President Jackson didn't like Native Americans because they took land from his family when he was a baby.

b)

The Americans were greedy and didn't want any other group of people in their land.

c)

The Native Americans wanted to leave.

d)

To stop the conflict/fighting over the land between the settlers and the Native Americans.

20.

Who ordered the Indian Removal Act

a)

Andrew Jackson and Congress

b)

My grandma, and she's a picky eater.

c)

The Cherokee Chief

d)

George Washington

21.

Where were the Native Americans forced to move?

a)

Florida

b)

Oklahoma

c)

Scotland

d)

Australia

22.

What was the journey ordered by Andrew Jackson that the Cherokee took during the 1830s nicknamed?

a)

The Trail of the Natives

b)

The Trail of the Indian Removal

c)

The Trail of Tears

d)

The Moving of the Tribes

23.

This word means to have pride and loyalty for your country.

a)

conservation

b)

recycling

c)

nationalism

d)

professionalism

24.

This free, African American man helped plan Washington, D.C

a)

Benjamin Bannecker

b)

Benjamin Wojciechowski

c)

Benjamin Simmons #TTP

d)

James Madison

25.

These two cities were the nation's capital before Washington, D.C.

a)

Atlanta and Charleston

b)

New York City and Philadelphia

c)

Philadelphia and Boston

d)

Jamestown and Roanoke

26.

How did John Adams feel about Andrew Jackson?

a)

He respected him.

b)

He said he was a man who could "scarcely spell his own name."

c)

He hated him.

d)

He was afraid of him.

27.

What was Andrew Jackson's nickname?

a)

Old Ivy

b)

Old HIckory

c)

Rough Rider

d)

The Rebel

28.

What was the Monroe Doctrine?

a)

A document that said the United States opposed future colonization by any European powers.

b)

A Peace Treaty

c)

A Declaration of War

d)

A Letter to King George

29.

Andrew Jackson led Americans to a great vicotry as a general in which battle?

a)

The Battle of the Bulge

b)

The Battle of New Orelans

c)

The Battle of Bunker Hill

d)

The Battle of St. Francis

30.

Dolly Madison saved something during the War of 1812. What did she save?

a)

She saved her family.

b)

She saved a portrait of George Washington and important documents.

c)

She saved a vase.

d)

She saved her husband's portrait.