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Development of the US and Immigration

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What winter did Washington’s troops stay at Valley Forge?

a)

1867-1868

b)

1767-1768

c)

1888-1889

d)

1777-1778

2.

What geographic factor stopped the fighting and allowed for the Continental Army to set up camp and train at Valley Forge?

a)

Winter weather

b)

Scant Supplies

c)

No Shelter

d)

Impassible roads

3.
What was Valley Forge?
a)
Famous Battle
b)
First Training Camp for Military
c)
Colonial Town
d)
Name of a Mountain Pass
4.
Who was in the commander of the Continental Army at Valley Forge?  
a)
Marquis de Lafayette
b)
Barron Von Stueben
c)
George Washington 
d)
Miss Edwards
5.

The belief that the United States was destined to stretch all the way across the continent of North America

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Mexican-American War

d)

Gold Rush

6.
The philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" stated that American should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the __________
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Great Lakes
7.

Why did people travel through the Cumberland Gap to settle the West?

a)

It did not go through Indian land

b)

It was the easiest route through the Appalachian Mountains

c)

It was the official route established by King George III

d)

It was a safer and faster route through the Appalachian Mountains

8.
What is the name of the big piece of land that Thomas Jefferson bought in 1803?
a)
Texas Territory 
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
Mississippi Expansion
d)
Midwest Territory
9.
What was the main purpose of Lewis and Clark's expedition?
a)
To see how many new animals they could find.
b)
To make friends with the Native Americans in the West.
c)
To try to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean.
d)
To see of they could find New Orleans.
10.

How many miles and months did Oregon trail take?

a)

1,250 miles long took 16 months to travel.

b)

3,000 miles long took 8 months to travel.

c)

2,000 miles long took 6 months to travel.

d)

4,000 miles long took 5 months to travel.

11.
What were the difficulties of the Oregon Trail?
a)
Length of the journey
b)
Disease
c)
Weather
d)
All of the above
12.
Why would people head West on the Oregon Trail?
a)
Free pizza at the end of the trip.
b)
They win a million dollars.
c)
New land, opportunities & life.
d)
The Oregon coast was prettier than the East coast.
13.

Between 1840 and 1860 what route did people choose to travel on?

a)

Idaho Trail

b)

West Route

c)

Pioneer Road

d)

Oregon Trail

14.
President Jackson sent soldiers to remove the ____ to the Indian Territory.
a)
Cherokee
b)
Iroquois
c)
Souix
d)
Red Hawks
15.
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced Indians to move
a)
to Oklahoma
b)
to Florida
c)
to the Louisiana Purchase
d)
to Canada
16.
_________  in 1830 authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi river to lands in the west.
a)
Bureau of Indian Affairs
b)
Worcester v. Georgia
c)
Indian Removal Act
d)
None of the above
17.
Which of the following was the Cherokee’s 800 mile march to the indian territory where ¼ of the Cherokee tribe died on the march to the land?
a)
Second Seminole War
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Blackhawk
d)
Cherokee resistance
18.

A period of time when products go from home-made to machine made in factories.

a)

agricutlure

b)

industrialization

c)

mathamatics

d)

environmentalism

19.

A period of time when products go from home-made to machine made in factories.

a)

agricutlure

b)

industrialization

c)

mathamatics

d)

environmentalism

20.

Completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 encouraged the growth of the Midwest because it

a)

linked the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Coast

b)

helped force the removal of British forts in the Northwest Territory

c)

stimulated development of cotton production in the Ohio River valley

d)

increased trade with Asia

21.

The opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 was important to the development of the nation because it

a)

linked the industrial centers of the North and the South

b)

allowed the United States Navy to defend the Great Lakes

c)

forced the Spanish to sell Florida to the United States

d)

increased trade between the East Coast and the Midwest

22.

What was the main purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad?

a)

To make China more powerful.

b)

To help with transportation, communication, and to connect the nation.

c)

To make Native Americans move off their land.

d)

To give immigrants a job, to feel important, and needed in America.

23.

Give examples of immigrant "push" factors.

a)

Promise of a better life

b)

War or religious persecution

c)

Religious Freedom

d)

Better opportunities

24.

Immigration push factors are…

a)

reasons people come to a new place

b)

reasons people leave their homelands

c)

reasons people begin working

d)

reasons people stop working

25.

Immigration pull factors are…

a)

reasons people come to a new place

b)

reasons people leave their homelands

c)

reasons people begin working

d)

reasons people stop working

26.
Immigrants came to America to escape
a)
religious persecution
b)
famine
c)
poor economies
d)
all of the above
27.
What is a main reason immigrants came to the US in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
a)
Did NOT want religious freedom
b)
Hoped for economic opportunity (to make money)
c)
Wanted LESS diversity
d)
Wanted to live more simply

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