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WorksheetsUnit 2 Quiz #2 RETAKE Growth & Expansion
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Who was the Shawnee chief who attempted to unite the Native Americans against the U.S.?
Geronimo
Pocahontas
Sacagawea
Tecumseh
A specific area of land set up for Native Americans by the U.S. government is a…
State
Alamo
Reservation
Nation
Which president approved the law to force natives to move west (Indian Removal Act)?
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Andrew Jackson
George Washington
Why did Texas stay an independent nation for 9 years (and NOT become a state)?
Texas was never an independent state
The U.S. did NOT want to get bigger
The U.S. did NOT want a war with Mexico
Texans did NOT like Americans
Why did the United States and Mexico fight a war in the mid-1800s?
They disagreed on borders
The U.S. wanted to expand south to Panama
Mexico wanted control of Louisiana Territory
England told Mexico to invade the U.S.
The forced migration of 17,000 Cherokee became known as the…
Underground Railroad
Trail of Tears
Westward Expansion
Manifest Destiny
Why did many American settlers want to move to Oregon?
Find gold
Cheap land, rich in crops
Escape religious persecution
Start a new government
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?
Find gold
Cheap land, rich in crops
Escape religious persecution
Start a new government
What led to California becoming a state?
People rushed into that region searching for gold
People rushed to that region for religious reasons
Mexicans moved there to prevent the Mexican-American War
Native Americans were forced to move there
When did the California Gold Rush take place?
1803
1812
1838
1849
