Worksheetshistory 8th grade
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 34mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
All of these are true about the Treaty of Guadalupe EXCEPT --
a)
America had to pay 15 million dollars to Mexico.
b)
All Mexicans living in the Mexican Cession could either stay and become US citizens or go to Mexico.
c)
America had pay Mexico 40 million to Mexico.
d)
Mexico had give up all claim to Texas.
2.
What war did the United States finally accomplish its Manifest Destiny expansion
a)
Spanish-American War
b)
The Civil War
c)
Texas Revolution
d)
Mexican-American War
3.
The United States thought the border between the United States and Mexico was between the _________
a)
Nueces River
b)
Rio Grande River
c)
Red River
d)
Trinity River
4.
Which of the following was when Mexico gave its provinces of California and New Mexico up to the United States?
a)
Gadsden Purchase
b)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
c)
Mexican Cession
d)
None of the above
5.
Why did the U.S. and Mexico go to war?
a)
All of these answers are correct
b)
The U.S. and Mexico disagreed over their boundary
c)
America's continued desire to achieve manifest destiny
d)
The U.S. recently annexed Texas
6.
Which area on this map was gained by the U.S. as a direct result of the Mexican-American War?
a)
green
b)
blue
c)
red
d)
yellow
7.
The large area of land that Mexico gave up to the U.S. after losing the war was known as the Mexican ___________ .
a)
Cession
b)
Transfer
c)
Treaty
d)
Compromise
8.
_______ is the idea that God wanted America to have land from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
a)
Providence
b)
The Spoils System
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Destiny of the USA
9.
In US history, adding on a state to the rest of the country is known as _____.
a)
providence
b)
annexation
c)
manifest destiny
d)
secession
10.
Utah, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, and Nevada were all states that joined the US as a result of what?
a)
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
b)
The Annexation of Texas
c)
The Mexican Cession
d)
The Joint Resolution
11.
Who first found gold while working at the mill?
a)
John Sutter
b)
Levi Strauss
c)
James Marshall
d)
Pio Pico
12.
Which of these was not a type of mining for gold?
a)
gold panning
b)
rockers
c)
juice box
d)
long toms
13.
What was the most destructive type of mining for the land?
a)
gold panning
b)
hydraulic mining
c)
coyote holes
d)
sluice boxes
14.
Which was not an option for journeying to California during the Gold Rush?
a)
overland routes in wagons
b)
ships around Cape Horn
c)
ships with shortcut through the Isthmus of Panama
d)
the Transcontinental Railroad
15.
What was the quickest route to California at this time?
a)
Around Cape Horn
b)
Through the Strait of Magellan
c)
Crossing over the Isthmus of Panama
d)
Overland routes
16.
Most gold miners struck it rich.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
What was the first thing miners did when they arrived in California?
a)
stake a claim for their land
b)
take a shower
c)
start gold panning
d)
try to meet friends
18.
During the Gold Rush, people came from many of the following countries EXCEPT
a)
China
b)
Japan
c)
Chile
d)
Germany
19.
What was the nickname for people who moved to California during the gold rush?
a)
Surfers
b)
Coasters
c)
Forty Niners
d)
Raiders
20.
Some store owners became rich selling gold prospectors their supplies.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Where was gold first discovered in California?
a)
Sutters Mill
b)
San Fransisco
c)
San Diego
d)
Sacramento
22.
Which grouped came from overseas to join the gold rush?
a)
Russians
b)
Chinese
c)
Germans
d)
Gauls
23.
What were the people who searched for gold called?
a)
Gold diggers
b)
49ers
c)
Crazy
d)
76ers
24.
True or False: More people struck it rich by finding gold, even small amounts, than with businesses and services for miners
a)
True
b)
False
25.
What is one of the main natural resources?
a)
Dairy
b)
People
c)
Clothes
d)
Water
26.
19th century Chinese immigrants are known for what?
a)
Work in building the Transcontinental Railroad
b)
Work in New York factories
c)
Contributions to the steel industry
d)
Contributions to John D. Rockefeller
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