WorksheetsChapter 7: Opening the Frontier
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?
a)
Manifest destiny
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Great Awakening
d)
Louisiana Purchase
2.
Who did the United States buy the Louisiana Purchase from?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Great Britain
d)
Mexico
3.
Texans fought for independence against what country?
a)
United States
b)
Mexico
c)
France
d)
Great Britain
4.
Who were the Mormons?
a)
1848 when gold was found in California
b)
name given to members of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints
c)
Mexican General
d)
created by Congress in 1848 as an area that included present day Oregon
5.
Mormons moved from New York to the West in the early 1830s in order to
a)
obey the Book of Mormon
b)
prosper in the fur trade
c)
seek out religious freedom
d)
gold
6.
What year was the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
1763
b)
1803
c)
1846
d)
1776
7.
Which ocean did Lewis and Clark reach on their expedition?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
8.
What act allowed the national government to require Native Americans to give up their land?
a)
Indian Removal Act
b)
Civilization Act
c)
Manifest Destiny Act
d)
Indian Territory Act
9.
Results of the U.S. Mexican War
-Mexico recognizes Texas as part of the United States.
-The Rio Grande is made the border between Mexico and the United States.
-Mexico cedes territory that is now part of 7 present day states.
Which treaty established these terms of peace to end the war?
-Mexico recognizes Texas as part of the United States.
-The Rio Grande is made the border between Mexico and the United States.
-Mexico cedes territory that is now part of 7 present day states.
Which treaty established these terms of peace to end the war?
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Adams-Onis Treaty
c)
Treaty of Jefferson
d)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
10.
Oregon Trail
a)
a route used during the US migration westward
b)
a person who went to California for the gold rush
c)
a giving up ( as in territory or rights ) to another
d)
a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
11.
What caused the huge population expansion in California between 1848 and 1852
a)
Gold was found
b)
Fresh water was found
c)
War with Native-Americans
d)
farmers moved there to grow their crops
12.
What year did the most miners rush to California?
a)
1848
b)
1849
c)
1852
d)
1853
13.
Led the Mexican Army in both Texas conflict and War with Mexico.
a)
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
b)
Mariano Arista
c)
Gregorio Ruiz
d)
Manuel Castrillion
14.
As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?
a)
They agreed to give up their land.
b)
They were given their choice of where to live.
c)
They were forced to live in reservations.
d)
They voluntarily moved to Canada and Mexico.
15.
How did the U.S. acquire Oregon?
a)
treaty with the British
b)
war with England
c)
purchased from the British
d)
war with Mexico
16.
Which part of the country was the Mexican Cession in?
a)
Northeastern U.S.
b)
Southeastern U.S.
c)
Northwestern U.S.
d)
Southwestern U.S.
17.
Which of the following was a 13 day siege that helped inspire people to fight for Texas Independence?
a)
Battle of San Jacinto
b)
Battle At the Alamo
c)
Battle of Goliad
d)
Battle of Mexico City
18.
__________ general, hero, and first President of independent nation of Texas
a)
Stephen F. Austin
b)
Antonio De Lopez De Santa Anna
c)
Sam Houston
d)
Davy Crockett
19.
The first 300 families of the colony that was started by Stephen F. Austin were called which of the following
a)
Old Three Hundred
b)
You aint first you're last
c)
The shining 300
d)
A New Hope
20.
Most gold miners struck it rich.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Some store owners became rich selling gold prospectors their supplies.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
What was the most permanent effect of the Gold Rush?
a)
Everyone developed tumors from the water
b)
California went to war with Texas
c)
Everyone left California for Mexico
d)
Immigration in California caused diversity
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