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Unit 2 Quiz #2 RETAKE Growth & Expansion

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the Shawnee chief who attempted to unite the Native Americans against the U.S.?

a)

Geronimo

b)

Pocahontas

c)

Sacagawea

d)

Tecumseh

2.

A specific area of land set up for Native Americans by the U.S. government is a…

a)

State

b)

Alamo

c)

Reservation

d)

Nation

3.

Which president approved the law to force natives to move west (Indian Removal Act)?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

George Washington

4.

Why did Texas stay an independent nation for 9 years (and NOT become a state)?

a)

Texas was never an independent state

b)

The U.S. did NOT want to get bigger

c)

The U.S. did NOT want a war with Mexico

d)

Texans did NOT like Americans

5.

Why did the United States and Mexico fight a war in the mid-1800s?

a)

They disagreed on borders

b)

The U.S. wanted to expand south to Panama

c)

Mexico wanted control of Louisiana Territory

d)

England told Mexico to invade the U.S.

6.

The forced migration of 17,000 Cherokee became known as the…

a)

Underground Railroad

b)

Trail of Tears

c)

Westward Expansion

d)

Manifest Destiny

7.

Why did many American settlers want to move to Oregon?

a)

Find gold

b)

Cheap land, rich in crops

c)

Escape religious persecution

d)

Start a new government

8.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (referred to as “Mormons” in 1800s) traveled to Utah to find a place for their community to settle/live. Why?

a)

Find gold

b)

Cheap land, rich in crops

c)

Escape religious persecution

d)

Start a new government

9.

What led to California becoming a state?

a)

People rushed into that region searching for gold

b)

People rushed to that region for religious reasons

c)

Mexicans moved there to prevent the Mexican-American War

d)

Native Americans were forced to move there

10.

When did the California Gold Rush take place?

a)

1803

b)

1812

c)

1838

d)

1849