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Westward Expansion/Age of Jackson

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were parts of the Northwest Ordinance?

a)

The process for becoming a state

b)

Description of Manifest Destiny

c)

Ban on slavery in the territories

d)

Election of James K. Polk.

2.

Mexico received $15 million, US received California, Arizona, and New Mexico. These are parts of the...

a)

Adams-Onis Treaty

b)

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

c)

Mexican Cession

d)

Annexation of Texas

3.

How is it possible to make money from Manifest Destiny?

a)

Claiming the most territories before other countries.

b)

Using the natural resources for trade.

c)

The Mormons sought safety from persecution.

d)

Spreading democracy to other countries and taxing them.

4.

Why did San Francisco's population boom during Westward Expansion?

a)

Chinese migrated for jobs.

b)

Mormons migrated for religious freedom.

c)

Irish left Ireland due to the Potato famine.

d)

People migrated to the area seeking gold.

5.

If it is his duty to extend US protection to territory beyond the Rockies, what will he do?

a)

Give land to the Native Americans

b)

Invade South Carolina

c)

Acquire(Get) new territories.

d)

Declare war with Spain.

6.

Why did the Chinese migrate to the US originally?

a)

To mine for gold and work on the railroads

b)

Start Panda Express

c)

To take advantage of American public education

d)

To start cash crops in California.

7.

Who was that guy who painted birds, and made people long for the frontier life and adventure.

a)

Thomas Cole

b)

Thomas Kincaid

c)

James Audubon

d)

Michelangelo

e)

Leonardo Da Vinci

8.

What was the excuse James Polk used to start a war?

a)

Border Disadvantage

b)

Border Crossing

c)

Borden Milk

d)

Border disputes

9.

Mexicans killed Americans during the border disputes over the Del Norte?

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Judicial Review, War of 1812, Era of Good Feelings; When did these events occur(happen)?

a)

Revolutionary War

b)

Early Republic

c)

Age of Jackson

d)

Westward Expansion

11.

Indian Removal Act, The Bank War, Nullification Crisis; when did these events occur(happen)?

a)

Revolutionary War

b)

Westward Expansion

c)

Early Republic

d)

Age of Jackson

12.

War with Mexico, Manifest Destiny, Gold Rush; when did these events occur (happen)?

a)

Westward Expansion

b)

Revolutionary War

c)

Age of Jackson

d)

Early Republic

13.

What were parts of the Mexican Cession?

a)

US gets Arizona

b)

US gets California

c)

US gets New Mexico

d)

Mexico gets $15 million

14.

This group immigrated to the US to escape starvation due to the Potato Famine.

a)

Chinese

b)

Irish

c)

Germans

d)

Russians

15.

The idea of Manifest Destiny states that the US was supposed to -

a)

treat Native Americans fairly

b)

stretch across the continent

c)

prevent Europeans from immigrating

d)

make peace with its neighbors

16.

Which of these territories did the US acquire LAST?

a)

Texas

b)

Florida

c)

Oregon

d)

Louisiana

17.

What group was harassed for their religion and eventually left their homes for Utah?

a)

Irish

b)

Chinese

c)

German

d)

Mormon

18.

Because of the Oregon Treaty, the U.S. achieved what?

a)

growing westward to the Pacific

b)

buying land for a railroad in the south

c)

setting up western lands for Native Americans

d)

making the southern border more safe

19.

Which area above did the U.S. obtain after making a treaty with Great Britain in 1846?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

E

d)

D

20.

Which religious group migrated west because of religious persecution?

a)

The Quakers

b)

The Mormons

c)

The Catholics

d)

The Pilgrims

21.

Where were the miners headed in 1849?

a)

Texas

b)

Pennsyvania

c)

Missouri

d)

California

22.
Who became president in the election of 1824?
a)
John Quincy Adams
b)
Henry Clay
c)
John C. Calhoun
d)
Andrew Jackson
23.
How was President Jackson different from other Presidents?
a)
He served more than two terms
b)
He owned slaves
c)
He came from a poor family
d)
He was a military general
24.
The spoils system gave jobs to who?
a)
The most qualified people
b)
Jackson's Friends
c)
Republicans
d)
Native Americans
25.
Passed in 1830, this authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River to lands in the West.
a)
Indian Removal Act
b)
Worcester v. Georgia
c)
Bureau of Indian Affairs
d)
Trail of Tears
26.
What was the harsh journey of the Cherokee from their homeland to Indian Territory called?
a)
spoils system
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Indian Removal Act
d)
Whig Party
27.
Why did Jackson oppose the National Bank?
a)
He thought it only helped the wealthy
b)
He thought it only helped the poor
c)
He thought it only helped South Carolina
d)
He thought it was unconstitutional
28.
The Nullification Crisis was triggered by strong opposition to the -
a)
Force Bill.
b)
Indian Removal Act.
c)
Tariff of Abominations.
d)
Bank of the United States.
29.
Which state threatened to secede during the Nullification Crisis?
a)
South Carolina
b)
Texas
c)
Rhode Island
d)
Georgia
30.
How did Jackson get rid of the National Bank?
a)
He signed a law
b)
He created a new bank
c)
He vetoed its charter
d)
He nullified it
31.
Native Americans were forced to relocate to what present day state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Iowa
c)
Texas
d)
Oklahoma
32.
Which state threatened to secede during the Nullification Crisis?
a)
South Carolina
b)
Texas
c)
Rhode Island
d)
Georgia
33.
To nullify a law means …
a)
to agree to the law
b)
to secede.
c)
to void or cancel the law.
d)
to vote on the law.
34.
At the founding of the nation, suffrage was restricted not only by gender and race but on the basis of __________ and __________.
a)
military service; loyalty to the nation
b)
property ownership; military service
c)
property ownership; tax payment
d)
tax payment; military service
35.
Which Supreme Court case ruled that Georgia could not take Cherokee lands?
a)
Gibbons vs Ogden
b)
Marbury vs Madison
c)
Worcester vs Georgia
d)
McCulloch vs Maryland