WorksheetsAntebellum
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of the following is the correct order of events leading up to the War of 1812?
British impressment of US sailors, Embargo Act, British help Indians, War is declared
Embargo Act, British Impressment of US sailors, War is declared, British help Indians
Embargo Act, British Impressment of US sailors, British help Indians, War is declared
British helps the Indians, British Impressment of US sailors, Embargo Act, War is declared
Which of the following are effects of the War of 1812? (3 Correct answers)
Split the country politically since most of the country did not want to go to war
Started the Era of Good Feelings and showed national pride
Showed the world that the US is a world power
Allowed Britain and the Native Americans to control the Northwest Territory
Ended the Native American resistance in the Northwest Territory
Which treaty caused the XYZ Affair with France?
Treaty of Ghent
Louisiana Purchase
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Jay Treaty
Why did that treaty cause the XYZ Affair?
Because France needed money because of the Napoleonic Wars
Because the US fought France during the American Revolution and France was still mad that they lost
Because France helped the US fight Britain and now the US is helping Britain?
Because France didn't have a say in that treaty
When the US delegates to France got back home and told everyone about the XYZ Affair, what happened?
We paid the bribe and met all of their demands to talk to the French Foreign Minister.
We went to war with France. The war was called the Quasi War.
We went to war with France. The war was called the War of 1812.
We passed the Embargo Act of 1807.
It is 1849, you own a small farm that can feed your family. You hear that gold has been found in California and decide to move to California to look for gold. Is this a push factor or a pull factor?
Push
Pull
You herd cattle in Alabama, but it is a struggle to get the cows to the butcher and to the market. If you move to Chicago, it would be much easier. You move to Chicago to make life easier. Is this a push or a pull factor?
Push
Pull
You hear that the government will give you 160 acres of land for $18 if you build a house and farm on it for five years. You decide to move west to take this deal. Is this a push factor or a pull factor?
Push
Pull
You struggle to sell farming and mining equipment in rural NC. You hear about how many people are moving to California to mine for gold. You decide that it is worth the risk to move to California. Is this an example of a push or pull factor?
Push
Pull
You have seen John Gast's painting "American Progress" and you are now curious about what the West is really like. You decide to move West to find out. Is this a push factor or a pull factor?
Push
Pull
A battle at this location would become the rally call for the Texas War for Independence. "Remember the ____________"
Alamo
Battle at San Jacinto
Battle at the Rio Grande
Battle at Houston
The Mexican-American War was the effect of the annexation of...
California
Oklahoma
Texas
Oregon
The immediate cause of the Mexican-American War was...
The election of James K. Polk as President of the United States
A clash between Mexican and American troops south of the Nueces River
Texas declaring itself as an independent republic known as the "Lone Star Republic"
The fall of the Alamo
Which of the following was NOT part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Water rights in the Southwest
The present-day state of California
New lands for settlement by Americans
A southern border along the Rio Grande
When gold was found in California, the population of San Francisco exploded. With a high demand for mining tools, what happened to the cost of items such as shovels, pick axes, and other mining tools? (HINT: Think about the rules for supply and demand. If the demand goes up and supply stays constant, what happens to the price?)
The prices for the mining tools increased
The prices for the mining tools decreased
The prices for the mining tools stayed the same
Which of the following happened in the mining camps during the California Gold Rush?
Many miners began to form teams so they could search more land at once and split the profits
The competition for scarce amounts of gold led to conflict between miners
Many slave owners moved to California with their slaves to search for gold
American miners began to hire immigrants to help them search for gold
Many immigrants (especially the Chinese) moved to California with the hopes of becoming rich. Many Americans however, hated the Chinese. Why were the Chinese hated so much?
Many Americans thought the Chinese were nasty
Many Americans viewed Chinese culture and their way of living as being weird
The Chinese were not viewed as highly as Americans
They were not spending the money in the US, but sending it back to China
