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UNIT 6 QUIZ 2021

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In 1808, Britain and France were at war. The United States took who's side?

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

No ones side

2.

What where British officers looking for on American ships?

a)

British deserters

b)

American deserters

c)

food

d)

water

3.

impressment

a)

being forced into slavery

b)

being forced in to military/navy service for another country

c)

economic success

4.

What is one reason American declared war on Britain in 1812?

a)

stealing food

b)

stealing boats

c)

impressment of sailors

d)

taking over American territory

5.

What is a second reason America declared war on Britain in 1812?

a)

Britain was arming French soldiers

b)

Britain was arming American soldiers

c)

Britain was arming American Indians

d)

Britain was arming Italian soldiers

6.

a time of economic success and security

a)

Nationalism

b)

prosperity

c)

presidential

d)

American

7.

What was the name of the treaty to end the war of 1812?

a)

Paris

b)

New York

c)

Galveston

d)

Ghent

8.

Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?

a)

James Monroe

b)

Francis Scott Key

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Thomas Jefferson

9.

What landmark was burned down during the War of 1812?

a)

Washington Memorial

b)

Mount Rushmore

c)

Seneca Falls

d)

White House

10.

What US President declared war on Great Britain in 1812?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

James Madison

d)

John Adams

11.

How many times has the American Capital been occupied by enemy forces?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

5

12.
The USA paid this much for the Louisiana Purchase.
a)
$12 million
b)
$250 million
c)
$15 million
d)
$32 million
13.
The boundaries of the Louisiana Territory in 1803.
a)
South to the Rio Grande River
b)
North to Canada
c)
West of Mississippi to the Rocky Mountains
d)
East from the Ohio River to New York
14.
Napoleon wanted to sell the Louisiana Territory for this reason.
a)
He wanted to control the Caribbean.
b)
He was tired of trying to expand his empire.
c)
He knew Spain wanted to control the Mississippi.
d)
He needed the money to pay for his war against Britain.
15.
Napoleon wanted to sell the Louisiana Territory for this reason.
a)
He wanted to control the Caribbean.
b)
He was tired of trying to expand his empire.
c)
He knew Spain wanted to control the Mississippi.
d)
He needed the money to pay for his war against Britain.
16.
The Emperor of France that sold the Louisiana Territory to the USA?
a)
Toussaint Louverture
b)
Napoleon Bonaparte
c)
Simon Bolivar
d)
Friedrick Von Steuben
17.
What did Napoleon want to do with North America?
a)
He wanted to trade with them.
b)
He wanted to map the region for the fur trade.
c)
He wanted to look for Gold and Silver to become rich.
d)
He wanted to build and Empire there.
18.
Why did Pioneers settle near rivers?
a)
They wanted to ship their crops to market on the rivers.
b)
They needed water for their animals.
c)
They wanted to dam the rivers to build lakes.
d)
They liked to fish.
19.
In what year did the Louisiana Purchase take place?
a)
1776
b)
1787
c)
1803
d)
1812
20.
With the purchase of the Louisiana Territory, the United States could expand ___.
a)
to the north
b)
to the south
c)
to the west
d)
to the east
21.
What president arranged the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington 
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
William Henry Harrison
22.
Which body of water forms the eastern border of the Louisiana Territory from the eastern part of the country that the US already owned?
a)
Oregon River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Missouri River
d)
Tennessee River
23.
The two people Jefferson sent to explore the Louisiana Territory after it was purchased?
a)
Sacagawea & John Smith
b)
York & Daniel Boone
c)
Franklin & MAason
d)
Lewis & Clark
24.
Which item was most likely made by William Clark? 
a)
A Sailboat
b)
A Map
c)
A Teepee
d)
A Gun
25.
Which description of the expedition's encounters with American Indians is most accurate? 
a)
Most encounters were friendly
b)
Most tribes displayed hostility
c)
Translators weren't needed
d)
There were barely any encounters to speak of
26.
What was the biggest threat faced by the Corps of Discovery during its crossing of the Rocky Mountains? 
a)
Grizzly bears
b)
Indian raids
c)
Low food supplies
d)
Heat exhaustion
27.
What was one impact that the Lewis and Clark expedition had on later journeys to the Pacific? 
a)
It showed that traveling over the Rocky Mountains was all but impossible
b)
It allowed later travelers to follow accurate maps on their journeys
c)
It made American Indian tribes especially hostile toward later travelers
d)
It prevented later boat travel on the Missouri River
28.

The time in history were there was an increase in machines which replaced work that was once performed by animals or humans.

a)

Corporation

b)

Industrialism

c)

Monopoly

d)

Mass Production

29.

The movement of people from rural areas to cities.

a)

Urbanization

b)

Socialism

c)

Industrialism

d)

Utilitarianism

30.
In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
The United States
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Germany
31.
What product was first made using machines in factories?
a)
Steel
b)
textiles
c)
locomotives
d)
flying shuttles
32.
Mass production led to:
a)
Products being more superior in quality
b)
goods became less expensive
c)
laborers received higher wages
d)
industries moved to rural areas
33.
Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by
a)
Factories
b)
Hand
c)
Slaves
d)
Royalty
34.
How did the Agricultural Revolution impact farmers?
a)
New farming methods required more workers on the farm.
b)
New farming methods produced bigger harvests with less farmers.
35.
Which innovation  allowed factories to be built anywhere?
a)
flying shuttle
b)
spinning jenny
c)
cotton gin
d)
steam engine
36.
Who designed the first efficient steam engine?
a)
James Hargreaves
b)
John Kay
c)
Richard Arkwright
d)
James Watt
37.
The Industrial Revolution happening during the _____ and the ____.
a)
1700s, 1800s
b)
1800s, 1900s
c)
1900s, 2000s
d)
1500s, 1600s
38.
This machine separated the seed from cotton fibers.
a)
Spinning Mule
b)
Spinning Jenny
c)
Steam Engine
d)
Cotton Gin
39.
Why were railroads so important during this time?
a)
they moved goods more quickly and less expensively over greater distances
b)
they were fun to ride on to go visit family in other states
c)
people could ride on railroads to get to their jobs in another city
40.
Who invented the steamboat?
a)
Robert Fulton
b)
Samuel Morse
c)
Cyrus McCormick
d)
Francis Cabot Lowell

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