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Westward Expansion

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Thomas Jefferson wanted to buy what from the French for 10 million dollars?

a)

New Orleans

b)

Louisiana Territory

c)

Oregon Territory

d)

The new Pokemon game for Nintendo Switch

2.

What did Napoleon sell to the US for $15 Million

a)

Florida

b)

Louisiana Territory

c)

New Orleans

d)

Oregon Territory

3.

Why did Napoleon sell the Louisiana territory to the US

a)

A slave revolt in Haiti ended his chances for an American Empire

b)

He needed money

c)

War with the Soviet Union

d)

he had to pay off his credit card

4.

Who was the President that refused to obey the Supreme Court ruling and forced the Cherokee off of their land and on to land west of the Mississippi and caused "The Trail of Tears"?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Donald Trump

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Madison

5.

What was the name of the Native American conflict in Illinois in the 1830's that involved Abraham Lincoln and resulted in the creation of Army Trail Road?

a)

Trail of Tears

b)

Little Big Horn

c)

Custer's Last Stand

d)

Black Hawks War

6.

What was outlawed in a Mexican law that American settlers in Texas had issues with that eventually lead Texas to break away from Mexico over?

a)

Taxes

b)

Slavery

c)

tariffs

d)

Taco Bell

7.

What was discovered in California in 1848?

a)

Fruit

b)

slaves

c)

Gold

d)

Hollywood

8.

What was the source of the conflict between the United States and Mexico before they went to war?

a)

slavery

b)

Texas

c)

Immigration Policies

d)

Taco Bell taking potato's off the menu

9.

If Mexico and the United States had not gone to war in 1846, all but which of the following would be part of Mexico now.

a)

Oregon

b)

Utah

c)

California

d)

Arizona

10.

The War of 1812 was between the US and what country?

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Mexico

11.

What important US city was burned in the War of 1812?

a)

Washington DC

b)

Chicago

c)

New York

d)

No city was burnt in the War of 1812

12.

Francis Scott Key wrote a poem during the bombing and attack on Boston that became ......

a)

A hit song for the Beatles

b)

Our National Anthem

c)

Our National Poem

d)

Who is Francis Scott Key?

13.

What was the purpose of the Indian Removal Act?

a)

open land up for farming East of the Mississippi

b)

to be mean to Native Americans

c)

remove Native Americans from land West of the Mississippi

d)

to remove Native American names from sport teams

14.

Why were the Cherokee forced to move in spite of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Worcester v. Georgia?

a)

President Jackson decided to ignore the Supreme Courts ruling

b)

The ruling came to late

c)

The Cherokee lost the case

d)

Georgia decided it liked A1 Steak sauce instead

15.

Which nation besides the US, claimed the Oregon Country?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Russia

d)

Mexico

16.

The belief that the US would one day own all the territory between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean

a)

Embargo

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Adams-Onís Treaty

d)

Manifesto Destiny

17.

What day is your summative on?

a)

Tues.

b)

Wed.

c)

Thurs.

d)

Fri.

18.

What type of questions will your Summative have?

a)

essay

b)

short answers

c)

multiple choice

d)

true or false

19.

You can use notes on this summative.

a)

True

b)

False