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Study Guide- Headed West

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the name given to the five tribes who welcomed assimilation into the United States of America?

a)

The Native Five

b)

The Great Natives

c)

The Five Civilized Tribes

d)

The Tribes of America

2.

Where did the United States want to move all the Native American tribes to?

a)

Montana

b)

Oklahoma

c)

New Mexico

d)

Anywhere West of the Mississippi

3.

What President ordered the Indian Removal Act in 1829?

a)

Andrew Van Buren

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

John Quincy Adams

d)

William Henry Harrison

4.

What tribe was the only tribe who refused to move from their lands?

a)

Creek

b)

Cherokee

c)

Arapaho

d)

Seminole

5.

In 1834 the United States Congress officially declared land for Indian Reservations in what US State?

a)

Oklahoma

b)

Arizona

c)

Montana

d)

New Mexico

6.

In what year did the Cherokee agree to leave Georgia by?

a)

1837

b)

1838

c)

1836

d)

1840

7.

What President followed through on the settled on agreement made by the government and the Cherokee and forced them to move?

a)

Martin Van Buren

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

William Henry Harrison

d)

"Sleepy Joe" Biden

8.

In what month of the year did the government round up the remaining Cherokees and force them to move to their new Reservations?

a)

January

b)

February

c)

December

d)

April

9.

What was the name given to the forced relocation of Native tribes to the west to their new Reservation Lands?

a)

The Sad Trip

b)

The Forced Move

c)

Trail of Tears

d)

The Weeping Walk

10.

America claimed the territory known as Oregon after signing what agreement?

a)

The Oregon Treaty

b)

Lewis Clark Agreement

c)

Oregon Territory Agreement

d)

Adams Onis Treaty

11.

Who shared joint occupation of the Oregon Territory?

a)

Spain

b)

Great Britain

c)

Russia

d)

France

12.

What was the main determining thing that drew many Americans to the Oregon Territory?

a)

Plenty of Water

b)

Fertile Land

c)

Job Opportunities

d)

Fishing Industry

13.

How did the majority of people moving to Oregon on the Oregon Trail travel?

a)

By Wagon

b)

By Boat

c)

By Horseback

d)

By Foot

14.

What was the idea that the United States should occupy all the land in America from one ocean to the other?

a)

Mine Mine Mine Mine

b)

American Destiny

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Gods Good Graces

15.

Because Florida entered as a Slave State, a Free State also had to be admitted to the United States, what was that State?

a)

Nebraska

b)

Kansas

c)

Iowa

d)

Oklahoma

16.

In what year did Mexico wins its Independence from Spain?

a)

1821

b)

1820

c)

1825

d)

1823

17.

Who was elected the first governor of the Texas Territory?

a)

Sam Houston

b)

Daniel Boone

c)

Tom Dallas

d)

Stephen F. Austin

18.

What was one thing that Texans did not have to do to live in Mexico?

a)

Speak Spanish

b)

Convert to Catholicism

c)

Pay Taxes

d)

Follow the Mexican Constitution

19.

Because of distrust when did Mexico close its borders for new immigrants into Texas?

a)

1827

b)

1830

c)

1833

d)

1825

20.

Who was elected President of Mexico in 1834?

a)

Juan Seguin

b)

Carlos Rodriguez

c)

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

d)

Omar Villante

21.

What was the Alamo?

a)

A Fort

b)

A School

c)

A Saloon

d)

A Mission

22.

How many soldiers were entrenched inside the Alamo?

a)

120

b)

155

c)

180

d)

225

23.

How many days did the soldiers at the Alamo hold off Santa Anna's Army?

a)

13 Days

b)

12 Days

c)

10 Days

d)

15 Days

24.

In what year did the Republic of Texas declare Independence from Mexico?

a)

1835

b)

1837

c)

1834

d)

1836

25.

After their declaration of independence from Mexico who was named commander of the Texan Army?

a)

Daniel Boone

b)

Davey Crockett

c)

Stephen F. Austin

d)

Sam Houston

26.

Why was Texas not admitted to the United States?

a)

It wanted to be its own Nation

b)

It was a Slave State

c)

They had left the United States

d)

It wanted to keep Spanish as its Official Language

27.

In what year did Texas join the United States?

a)

1843

b)

1845

c)

1849

d)

1848

28.

What was the main purpose of the Sante Fe Trail?

a)

To establish trade with Mexico

b)

To move people

c)

to establish trade with Spain

d)

to explore the territory in the SW

29.

What river did the Sante Fe Trail follow?

a)

Missouri River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Colorado River

d)

Arkansas River

30.

In what year did the United States declare war against Mexico?

a)

1848

b)

1846

c)

1847

d)

1849

31.

Who was named General of the United States Army by President Polk to fight against Mexico?

a)

William Henry Harrison

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Zachary Taylor

d)

Zachary Jackson

32.

What was the name of the Treaty that officially ended the Mexican-American War?

a)

Treaty of Mexico

b)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

c)

The Gadsden Purchase

d)

Treaty of Juarez

33.

In what year did the Gadsden Purchase happen which completed the United State's goal for Manifest Destiny?

a)

1851

b)

1854

c)

1850

d)

1853

34.

Discovery of Gold here, established the beginning of the Gold Rush?

a)

Settler's Mill

b)

Suter's Shed

c)

Sutter's Mill

d)

Robert's Reef

35.

What was the nickname given to those in search of gold in California?

a)

Gold Seekers

b)

Gold Runners

c)

Gold Seekers

d)

Forty Niners

36.

What was the most popular and easiest form of mining used by settlers of California?

a)

Sifting

b)

Panning

c)

Long Tom

d)

Shucking

37.

In what year did California officially become a state?

a)

1850

b)

1849

c)

1851

d)

1852

38.

Who founded the Mormon Church?

a)

James Roberts

b)

Robert Smith

c)

Joseph Smith

d)

Joseph James

39.

In what US State did the Mormon Church settle in for its Congregation?

a)

Nevada

b)

Idaho

c)

Utah

d)

Arizona

40.

What issue caused Utah to not to become a State until 1896?

a)

Its Church

b)

Its view on Slavery

c)

Its view on the Constitution

d)

Its practice of Polygamy

41.

Thomas Jefferson was elected President as the representative for what new political party?

a)

Libertarian

b)

Republican

c)

Democratic Republican

d)

Democrat

42.

What amendment was passed that decided the process of how vice presidents are elected after the 1800 Presidential Election?

a)

13

b)

12

c)

11

d)

10

43.

What was the main focuses of Thomas Jefferson's 1st term in office?

a)

Limit Government Spending

b)

Lower Military Expenses

c)

Cut Taxes

d)

All of the Above

44.

A revolt in this Caribbean Island caused France to reconsider selling Louisiana?

a)

Cuba

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Jamaica

d)

Haiti

45.

How much did Napoleon agree to sell the Louisiana Purchase for?

a)

5 Million

b)

15 Million

c)

20 Million

d)

10 Million

46.

In what year did Lewis and Clark head off on their expedition to the west?

a)

1805

b)

1803

c)

1806

d)

1804

47.

Who did Lewis and Clark say was the real key to their success on reaching the Pacific Ocean?

a)

Sacagawea

b)

York

c)

Touissant Charbonneau

d)

William Clark

48.

From what city did Lewis and Clark depart from in 1803?

a)

Independence

b)

Kansas City

c)

St. Louis

d)

Columbia

49.

What was the name of the famous supreme court case that established Judicial Review?

a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Roe v. Wade
c)
Brown v. Board of Education
d)
Marbury v. Madison
50.

What river did the Corps of Discovery follow for the majority of its expedition?

a)
Missouri River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Columbia River
d)
Ohio River