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WorksheetsSOL 8a-c
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
How did Florida become a part of the United States?
Portugal sold the land to the United States after the War of 1812.
James Madison purchased the land from Spain.
The United States forced the American Indians to sell the land.
Spain gave Florida to the United States through a treaty.
Manifest Destiny is the belief in the idea that—
expansion was for the good of the country and the right of the country
a person’s destiny is determined by how much land can be farmed
keeping America small and contained would lead to success
African Americans were destined to remain slaves
What number represents the Louisiana Purchase on this map?
1
2
3
4
Which territory was divided by the United States and Great Britain?
California
Oregon
Texas
Louisiana
Which of the following was NOT an economic factor of the move west?
California Gold Rush
Lack of western farm land
Business expansion
Freedom for runaway slaves
War with Mexico resulted in the United States gaining the southwest territory and—
Florida
Texas
California
Colorado
Lewis and Clark explored the Louisiana Purchase and the Oregon territory from the—
Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean to the James River
Mississippi River to the Atlantic Ocean
Ohio River to the Great Lakes
Which TWO overland trails influenced the migration of people to the western territories? (choose 2)
Santa Fe Trail
Trail of Tears
Cumberland Trail
Oregon Trail
The forced march of the Cherokee nation and other tribes from lands east of the Mississippi River to what is present-day Oklahoma is known as the—
Long March
Trail of Sorrow
March of Madness
Trail of Tears
In Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, the Supreme Court—
stated that the federal government had rights to the Cherokee homelands
agreed that the Cherokee Indians’ had rights to their lands but did not make a ruling
ruled that the citizens of Georgia had rights to all American Indian lands
said that the Indian Removal Act was unconstitutional
