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American Identity, Industrial Revolution , Westward Movement

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was responsible for purchasing the Louisiana Territory in 1803 from France?

a)

Napoleon

b)

President Thomas Jefferson

c)

President George Washington

d)

Native Americans

2.

Who were the men chosen by President Jefferson to lead the expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory and land all the way to the Pacific Ocean?

a)

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

b)

Sacagawea and Francis Scott Key

c)

Eli Whitney and William Clark

d)

None of the choices is correct

3.

The United States and Great Britain went to war in 1812. What was the name of the war?

a)

American Revolution

b)

French and Indian War

c)

War of 1812

d)

Civil War

4.

Check ALL the reasons, or causes, of the War of 1812.

a)

Britain places trade restrictions on the United States.

b)

Britain forced American soldiers into the British Navy.

c)

Britain wanted control of the Louisiana Territory.

d)

Britain tried to get Native Americans to side with them again the U.S.

5.

During the War of 1812, who wrote the poem that became our National Anthem?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Francis Scott Key

d)

No one knows who wrote the poem

6.

What is the name of our National Anthem?

a)

1812 Hymn

b)

Star Spangled Banner

c)

Star Spangled Flag

d)

Oh Say Can You See

7.

In the 1700s, most people made items by hand. People who sold items from home had what was called a

a)

home store

b)

store front

c)

cabin industry

d)

cottage industry

8.

In the 1800s, people began making cloth and other goods _________.

a)

in factories

b)

in small shops behind their homes

c)

on small farms

d)

on boats as they moved from place to place

9.

Check ALL of the following that occurred during the INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.

a)

People moved from farms to the cities.

b)

More factories were built.

c)

People moved from urban areas to rural areas.

d)

Cities grew quickly.

10.

Who invented the cotton gin?

a)

John Deere

b)

Robert Fulton

c)

Eli Whitney

d)

Samuel Morse

11.

How did the cotton gin change cotton production in the South?

a)

It increased the demand for slavery in the South.

b)

Cotton became the most important cash crop in the United States.

c)

It could clean more cotton in minutes than a whole group of workers could clean in a day.

d)

All of the above are correct.

12.

Look at the timeline. What would be a good title for it?

a)

How the Cotton Gin is made

b)

How the Erie Canal was built

c)

Inventions from the Industrial Revolution

d)

Inventors from the Industrial Revolution

13.

Which of the following were improvements in transportation during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

steamboats

b)

canals

c)

railroads

d)

all of the above are correct

14.

_______________ are people who live in a country in which they were not born.

a)

pioneers

b)

merchants

c)

immigrants

d)

Native Americans

15.

The Transcontinental Railroad connected which parts of the United States?

a)

north to south

b)

east to west

c)

south to west

d)

south to north

16.

The Transcontinental Railroad was built mostly by immigrants from which countries? Check two.

a)

China

b)

Spain

c)

Ireland

d)

Canada

17.

The Transcontinental Railroad did all of the following except:

a)

helped the economy

b)

Give Native Americans their land back.

c)

allowed people to travel farther distances in a shorter amount of time

d)

made transporting goods quicker and easier

18.

What idea does the painting "American Progress" represent?

a)

Lady Liberty

b)

Eastward movement

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Saving the Native Americans

19.

The term Manifest Destiny refers to

a)

the idea that America should reach from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

b)

the idea that America should reach all the way north above Canada.

c)

the idea that America should reach all the way south below Mexico.

d)

The idea that America should take over Britain.

20.

People began moving west for which of the following reasons. Check ALL that are correct.

a)

They hoped to make more money.

b)

They hoped for a better life

c)

There was a lot of land for farming.

d)

There were bigger cities with many factories.

21.

Which word means increasing in size; such as the U.S. reaching from the Atlantic to the Pacific?

a)

expedition

b)

expansion

c)

economic

d)

decreasing

22.

Which word describes an area that is mostly farming or agricultural?

a)

rural

b)

suburban

c)

urban

d)

city

23.

Which word means the process of making products, for example in a factory

a)

economy

b)

cottage industry

c)

manufacturing

d)

hand spinning

24.

Which word describes an area with a large amount of people living in it, such as a city

a)

rural

b)

suburban

c)

urban

d)

agricultural

25.

The word economy means the system of how money is made and used in a particular country.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Do you think you are ready for the Social Studies test?

a)

Yes

b)

No