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Manifest Destiny/The West Review

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The U.S. bought the Louisiana Purchase from which country?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Mexico

2.

Americans in Texas had a revolution to become independent from which nation?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Mexico

3.

The war ended with 2 sides signing a treaty which took away half of Mexico's land. What was the name of the treaty?

a)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of Nantes

d)

Olive Branch Petition

4.
What area of land is this?
a)
Louisiana Purchase
b)
Texas Annexation
c)
Florida
5.
What area of land is this?
a)
Texas 1845
b)
13 Colonies
c)
Louisiana Purchase
6.
Which area was purchased from France by the U.S. in 1803 and doubled the size of the U.S.?
a)
Area 1
b)
Area 2
c)
Area 3
d)
Area 4
7.
What states were part of the Mexican Cession?
a)
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania
b)
Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi
c)
Oregon, Washington, Idaho
d)
California, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada
8.

This example of American art is best known as-

a)

The Bride Path by Winslow Homer

b)

Under the Horse Chestnut Tree by Mary Cassatt

c)

American Progress by John Gast

d)

American Gothic by Grant Wood

9.

Which of these was a goal shared by many advocates of Manifest Destiny?

a)

Withdrawing from foreign affairs

b)

Returning to an agrarian economy

c)

Abolishing slavery throughout the United States

d)

Occupying all of North America

10.

What officially ended the U.S. - Mexican War?

a)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

b)

Treaty of Ghent

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

Treaty of Mexico

11.
Why were Mormons going on the Mormon Trail?
a)
They were being persecuted 
b)
People wanted their lands 
c)
Natives didn't want them on their land 
d)
All of the above
12.

Where did John Browns Raid take place

a)

New York

b)

Harpers Ferry

c)

Virginia

d)

Abandoned Farm building

13.
What is an abolitionist?
a)
A person against slavery
b)
A person who is a slave
c)
A person for slavery
d)
A person who owns slaves
14.

Which of these is the Millenium Falcon?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

Which of these is an X-wing?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

What command from Emperor Palpatine brought down the Jedi?

a)

Order 55

b)

Order 66

c)

Order 77

d)

Order 88

17.

Which planet from The Empire Strikes Back is shown here?

a)

Coolth

b)

Iceth

c)

Coldth

d)

Hoth

18.

What species is Chewbacca?

a)

Ewok

b)

Wampa

c)

Hutt

d)

Wookiee

19.

What is the name of this Character?

a)

Yoyo

b)

R2 D2

c)

Yoda

d)

Jar Jar Binks

20.

What is the name of this character?

a)

Chewbacca

b)

Jabba the Hutt

c)

Jar Jar Binks

21.
Who said,
“Laugh it up, fuzzball.”
a)
Princess Leia Organa
b)
Han Solo
c)
Lando Calrissian
d)
Jar Jar Binks
22.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Alabama
23.

30 years after the Missouri Compromise, the question about the growth of slavery into new territories re-emerged after the...

a)

Revolutionary War.

b)

War of 1812.

c)

Mexican-American War.

d)

Civil War.

24.

Andrew Jackson's election victory in 1828 depended on support from

a)

the rich and well-born.

b)

Native Americans.

c)

the common people.

d)

states' rights supporters.

25.

Jackson's practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs became known as

a)

the spoils system.

b)

Jacksonian democracy.

c)

mudslinging.

d)

a corrupt bargain.

26.
Which group was most hurt by Jackson's removal policy?
a)
the rich and well-born
b)
Native Americans
c)
the common people
d)
states' rights supporters
27.
What was the name of the journey made by Cherokee Indians after they were removed from their land?
a)
Indian Removal Act
b)
Trail of Sorrows
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Nullification Act
28.
When Andrew Jackson gave government jobs to his closest supporters/allies it was called:
a)
support system
b)
the spoils system
c)
Jacksonian Democracy
d)
nullification
29.
A political party formed to prevent the spred of slavery
a)
Free Soil Party
b)
Republican Party
c)
Democratic Party 
d)
Constitutional Party
30.
Formally withdrawing from the United States
a)
To Confederate
b)
Leaving
c)
Succession
d)
Secession
31.
What state was first state to secede from the union?
a)
Georgia
b)
Alabama
c)
South Carolina
d)
North Carolina
32.
Abraham Lincoln was a popular person in the South and was elected President with their votes.  
a)
True
b)
False
33.
What was the main purpose of the Missouri Compromise?
a)
Make Missouri a slave state
b)
Maintain a balance of free and slave states
c)
Give the south more power in Congress
d)
Prevent slavery from expanding
34.
The idea that a state could nullify a law led to what other idea about state’s rights?
a)
Secession
b)
Abolition
c)
Sectionalism
d)
Protective Tariffs
35.

How did slavery influence Texas to enter the Civil War?

a)

Most Texans believed slavery was wrong and wanted to end it

b)

Most Texans did not own slaves so it did ot have an influence.

c)

Most Texans believed that slavery was vital to their economy

d)

Most Texans wanted to end the slave trade

36.

Who invented the Cotton Gin?

a)

George Harrison

b)

Eli Whitney

c)

Thomas Singleton

d)

Matthew Pershing

37.
To nullify a law means …
a)
to agree to the law
b)
to secede.
c)
to void or cancel the law.
d)
to vote on the law.
38.
Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?
a)
the north
b)
the south
c)
the west
d)
Alaska
39.
Well-known abolitionist. used violence to stop slavery immediately, involved in the Pottawatomie Massacre, he was tried, convicted of treason and hung after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1858)
a)
John Brown
b)
Henry Clay
c)
Dred Scott
d)
Daniel Webster
40.

Giving government positions to supporters is the process of --

a)

judicial review

b)

the Whig Party

c)

the spoils system

d)

states; rights

41.

This political party was created by critics of Andrew Jackson --

a)

Democratic-Republicans

b)

Federalists

c)

Democratic Party

d)

Whig Party

42.

The Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison established the court's right to --

a)

judicial review

b)

pass tariffs

c)

allow suffrage

d)

establish a new political party

43.

When a tax is placed on foreign goods it is because the government passed --

a)

a tariff

b)

judicial review

c)

nullification

d)

states' rights

44.

According to the Kansas-Nebraska Act,

a)

all territories above the 36°30’ N line would be free, while those below it would allow slavery.

b)

the people in each territory would vote on whether they wanted to allow slavery or not.

c)

the territories of Kansas and Nebraska would enter the Union as slave states.

d)

the territories of Kansas and Nebraska would enter the Union as free states.

45.
What was the Underground Railroad?
a)
A secret network of people and hiding places to help slaves escape to freedom.
b)
Rights protected by people. 
c)
Not being controlled by someone. 
d)
Forced to work without pay.
46.

What was the name of Douglass' newspaper?

a)

South Pole

b)

North Pole

c)

North Star

d)

an American Slave

47.

How did Frederick escape from slavery?

a)

through the Comet Line

b)

through the Underground Railroad

c)

through a tunnel

d)

he mailed himself to Canada

48.

Where was Frederick Douglass born?

a)

Missouri

b)

Minnesota

c)

Maryland

d)

Montana

49.

Who gave his life to defeat Thanos ?

a)

Iron man

b)

Tony stark

c)

Captain Marvel

d)

Captain America

50.

Who is the Fantastic Four's main enemy

a)

Silver Surfer

b)

Doctor Victor Von Doom

c)

The Puppet Master

d)

Queen Elizabeth

51.
The Fantastic Four have the headquarters in what building?
a)
Stark tower
b)
Fantastic Headquarters
c)
Baxter Building
d)
Xavier Institute
52.
Peter Parker works as a photographer for...
a)
The daily planet
b)
The daily Bugle
c)
The New York times
d)
The Rolling Stone
53.
S.H.I.E.L.D.'s highest ranking agent is...
a)
Nick Fury
b)
Steven Rogers
c)
Peter Parker
d)
Natalia Romanova
54.
How many rings of power does Mandarin possess?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
10