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Pre Civil War and Westward Expansion

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Ohio
2.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Alabama
3.
Which describes the economy of the South?
a)
plantations; dependent on slavery
b)
industry; not dependent on slavery
4.
The illustration describes the geography of which portion of the US? 
a)
North
b)
South
5.
Which describes the economy of the North?
a)
plantations; dependent on slavery
b)
factories; dependent on slavery
c)
plantations; not dependent on slavery
d)

factories; not dependent on slavery

6.
Why were there more slaves in the South than the North?
a)
Their economy depended on slave labor
b)
Slaves were treated better in the South
c)
Slaves were banned to live in the North
d)
Slaves made more money in the South
7.
Why did the southern states need more slaves?
a)
To grow cotton and other crops on their plantations
b)
To work in their factories
8.
What proposition would allow congress to ban slavery in all territory that might become part of the United States as a result of the Mexican American War.
a)
Wilmot Proviso
b)
Missouri Compromise
c)
Compromise 1850
d)
Kansas & Nebraska Act
9.
What invention helped spur forward slavery although it was meant to decrease it?
a)
Steam Engine
b)
Steel Plow
c)
Cotton Gin
d)
Water Loom
10.
The Missouri Compromise Line determined the status of slavery in future states.  North of the line slavery was ___________ or banned, South of the line slavery was _________.
a)
permitted, prohibited
b)
prohibited, permitted or allowed
c)
sometimes prohibited, never allowed
d)
cheap, expensive
11.
Which is not part of the Missouri Compromise?
a)
Maine enters the Union as a slave state
b)
Territory was divided between free and slave by a line running at 36°30' latitude.
c)
Missouri entered the Union as a state with slavery
d)
Maine became a new state to keep balance with the addition of Missouri
12.
party formed in 1854 that opposed slavery in the Northern States
a)
Whigs
b)
Democrats
c)
Republican
d)
Union 
13.

What was the MAIN reason the government wanted Native Americans on reservations

a)

to keep them from starving

b)

to take their land

c)

to preserve the remaining buffalo

d)

to teach them new skills

14.
During Jefferson’s presidency, which event most helped the United States expand towards the Pacific coast?
a)
Battle of New Orleans
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
 Constitutional Convention
d)
the Louisiana Purchase
15.
How did the Louisiana Purchase change the United States?
a)
It limited trade within the original colonies.
b)
It increased the size of the nation.
c)
It stopped western settlements.
d)
It raised taxes on goods made locally.
16.
What did the Mexican government do that made the Texans fight for their independence?
a)
forced Texans to become Catholics.
b)
enforced the law that outlawed slavery.
c)
taxed  the land and property of the Texans
d)
violated their rights to a fair trial.
17.
Where were the Native Americans from the eastern portion of the United States moved to?
a)
Rich farmland in California
b)
 Reservations in Oklahoma
c)
Internment camps in the mountains
18.

This President purchased the Louisiana Territory ---

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Adams

c)

George Washington

d)

James Monroe

19.

This country owned Florida before the United States received it in a treaty --

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Great Britain

20.

After a War with Mexico, the United States received which territories?? (Hint: 2 Answers

a)

California

b)

Oregon

c)

Texas

d)

Florida

21.

Expansion of the US occurred during WHAT time period?

a)

1900s

b)

1800s

c)

1600s

d)

1780s

22.

"From Sea to Shining Sea..." can best be used to describe --

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Globalization

c)

Eastern Expansion

d)

Great Migration

23.

Which President is associated with the Indian

Removal Act?

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

George Washington

24.

Name of the land we gained after the Mexican American War

a)

13 colonies

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Louisiana Purchase

d)

Mexican Cession

25.

Which was NOT a state in the Mexican Cession?

a)

Texas

b)

California

c)

Utah

d)

Nevada

26.

Which was territory was added to complete the currrent states of New Mexico and Arizona?

a)

Oregon Purchase

b)

Gadsden Purchase

c)

Texas Annexation

d)

Louisiana Purchase

27.

Which is the original 13 colonies?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

28.

Which is the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

29.

Which was gained through the Treaty of Paris?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

30.

Which is the Mexican Cession?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

31.

Which is the Gadsden Purchase?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

32.

Which is the Texas Annexation?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

33.
Whose election pushed forward the Annexation of Texas?
a)
Zachary Taylor
b)
John Tyler
c)
James K. Polk
d)
William Henry Harrison
34.
Who said, "Mexico has …invaded our territory and shed American blood upon the American soil"?
a)
James K. Polk
b)
Zachary Taylor
c)
Windield Scott
d)
Abraham Lincoln
35.
Why did the U.S. and Mexico go to war?
a)
All of these answers are correct
b)
The U.S. and Mexico disagreed over their boundary
c)
America's continued desire to achieve manifest destiny
d)
The U.S. recently annexed Texas
36.
What word means "the belief in the God given right to move West"?
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Land Speculator
c)
Decree
d)
Ordinance
37.
What war did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo bring an end to
a)
Texas American war
b)
Mexican Revolu
c)
Mexican-American War
d)
Indian War
38.
This map shows the U.S. _______ the war with Mexico.
a)
just after
b)
shortly before
c)
during
d)
about 20 years after
39.

Andrew Jackson was the first Democratic president elected in 1828. Which of the following was NOT a belief of this party in the early 1800s.

a)

support southern and western interests

b)

want to outlaw slavery

c)

support state's rights

d)

want to get rid of the property requirement to vote

40.

Which political party was founded in the middle 1800s and whose first major president was Abraham Lincoln? This party opposed slavery, fought to keep the country together, and advocates for a small, efficient government.

a)

The Republicans

b)

The Communists

c)

The Democrats

d)

The Libertarians

41.
Between 1850 and 1860, which of the following issues was a major area of conflict in  U.S. politics?
a)
Debate over tariffs
b)
expansion of slavery
c)
U.S. policy of neutrality
d)
Growth of cities
42.

The new political party that opposed the expansion of slavery was the

a)

Whig

b)

Democrat

c)

Free Soil Party

d)

Communist Party

43.
Which was the political party created to ban slavery in the Mexican territory?
a)
Whig Party
b)
Democratic Party
c)
Revolution Party
d)
Free-Soil Party
44.

This voided the Missouri Compromise and removed the 36* 30' line.

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Kansas Nebraska Act

c)

The Constitution

d)

Lincoln/Douglas Debates

45.

Which of the following best describes John Brown?

a)

radical abolitionist who used violence to try to end slavery

b)

a peaceful abolitionists who hated violence

c)

a pro-slavery Senator

d)

a strong supporter of slavery who used violence to spread slavery

46.

Popular Sovereignty was the idea that

a)

slavery would be banned in all future states.

b)

the government would decide if slavery would be legal or illegal.

c)

the people would vote to decide if their state would have slavery.

d)

slavery would be allowed in every future state.

47.
What was the key issue that was debated each time a new state was admitted to the Union before the Civil War?
a)
the expansion of slavery
b)
the building of railroads 
c)
the provision of women's suffrage
d)
support for the homesteading 
48.

WHICH DOES NOT BELONG TO THE COMPROMISE OF 1820

a)

MAINE WAS A FREE STATE

b)

MISSOURI WAS A SLAVE STATE

c)

CALIFORNIA WAS A SLAVE STATE

d)

NO SLAVERY ABOVE 36 30 LINE

49.

What did the Wilmot Proviso state?

a)

Slavery should not expand into the territory acquired after the Mexican American War

b)

All runway slaves who are captured must be brought back to their plantations in the southern states

c)

The Slave Trade would end in 1845 for all states of the Union

d)

Slavery would be permitted in some Northern states

50.
According to the Kansas-Nebraska Act, what would decide whether the territories became free or slave?
a)
popular sovereignty
b)
the 36'30" parallel
c)
one would be a slave state, the other a free state
d)
Rock, Paper, Scissors
51.

South Carolina seceded from the Union after -

a)

a major tax increase from the federal government

b)

Lincoln freeing all enslaved African Americans in the South

c)

the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the USA

d)

Charleston's port being blockaded by the Lincoln

52.
Who won the Election of 1860?
a)
Ulysses S Grant
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Uncle Tom
53.

This legislation brought California in as a free state, and also created Utah and New Mexico. The Fugitive Slave Act was included in this legislation, as well:

a)

Compromise of 1820

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Dred Scott Decision

d)

Fugitive Slave Law

54.
to leave or withdraw
a)
utopia
b)
fugitive 
c)
abstain
d)
secede
55.
Missourians who traveled in armed groups to vote in Kansas's election during the mid 1850's
a)
border ruffians
b)
sectionalism 
c)
abstain
d)
fugitive 
56.

Which part of the Compromise of 1850 created the most controversy?

a)

the admission of California as a free state

b)

the organization of New Mexico and Utah as territories open to slavery

c)

the ending of the slave trade in Washington, D.C.

d)

the passage of a strong fugitive slave law to return runaway slaves to their owners

57.

In the 1850s, the phrase "Bleeding Kansas" was used to describe clashes between

a)

pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups in Kansas Territory

b)

Native Americans and new American settlers

c)

Chinese and Irish railroad workers clashing over wages

d)

freed slaves and white settlers out west fighting over slavery

58.

The greater loyalty that many Americans felt towards their region rather than the country as a whole is referred to as

a)

sectionalism

b)

abolitionism

c)

racism

d)

patriotism

59.

What was the name of the new country that was formed by the southern states?

a)

Republic of Texas

b)

United States of the South

c)

Democratic Republic of the Carolinas

d)

Confederate States of America

60.

What was the primary cause of the American Civil War?

a)

Cotton

b)

Immigration

c)

Slavery

d)

Native Americans

61.

Who was elected President of the Confederate States of America?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Stephen Douglas

c)

Jefferson Davis

62.

The first shots fired were on this federal fort. What was the name of the fort and where was it?

a)

Fort Andrews in Hull, Massachusetts

b)

Fort Mifflin in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

c)

Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina

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