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Unit 3: Expansion, Nationalism, and Sectionalism

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Belief that Americans had the right to expand west and spread across the whole North American continent..

a)

Sectionalism

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Nationalism

d)

Compromise of 1850

2.

The Louisiana Purchase was important to the United States because it...

a)

expanded the nation's boundary to the Pacific Ocean

b)

removed the Spanish from North America

c)

closed the western territories to slavery

d)

secured control of the Mississippi River

3.

What effect did the Louisiana Purchase have on the United States?

a)

It doubled the size of the Nation

b)

It enabled the United States to use the port of San Francisco

c)

It brought Texas into the Union

d)

It created an alliance between the US and Great Britain

4.

 

The growing division between the anti-slavery states and the pro-slavery states was known as

a)

The American System

b)

Sectionalism

c)

Temperance Movement

d)

Manifest Destiny

5.

What was a direct cause of the War of 1812?

a)

the acquisition of Florida

b)

American trade agreements with Spain

c)

British impressment of American sailors

d)

Napoleon's rise in France

6.

A major purpose of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to

a)

limit European influence in the Western Hemisphere

b)

establish United States colonies in South America

c)

form military alliances with Latin American nations

d)

avoid involvement in Canadian conflicts

7.

Occurring after the Worcester v. Georgia decision, what forced march of the Cherokees from Georgia to Oklahoma under Andrew Jackson often called?

a)

Trail of Tears

b)

Seminole War

c)

Little Big Horn

d)

the Cherokee Removal Act

8.

In the Worchester vs. Georgia Supreme Court case...

a)

Jackson followed the ruling

b)

Jackson argued for Native American rights

c)

Jackson ignored the ruling to send Native Americans west

d)

Jackson argued for a new treaty

9.

Which statement best describes the experiences of Native Americans as a result of the Indian Removal Act?

a)

Tribal leaders were treated respectfully

b)

Tribes were given fair land

c)

Most Native American tribes declared war

d)

Many Native Americans died on the Trail of Tears

10.

Andrew Jackson was seen as the 'common man' or a populist. A populist is a politician who

a)

asks only ordinary people to vote for them

b)

was born in a log cabin

c)

had a large inauguration

d)

represents the "common people"

11.

Missouri entering the Union as a slave state

Maine entering the Union as a free state

The establishment of 36th parallel line

These actions all were a part of which compromise?

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Virginia Comprimise

c)

New Jersey Compromise

d)

3/5th Compromise

12.

The belief that a state has the right to cancel a federal law it considers unconstitutional is known as

a)

secession

b)

judicial review

c)

nullification

d)

tariff

13.

Which of the following were decisions made in the Supreme Court decision; Dred Scott v. Sanford?

(multiple correct choices)

a)

Slaves are property that can't be taken away by the government

b)

Slaves are not citizens and can not sue in court

c)

Slaves would be free if they live in a free state

d)

Missouri Compromise was ruled unconstitutional

14.

California admitted as a free state

Fugitive Slave Act strengthened

Slave Trade abolished in Washington D.C.

These are all provisions of which compromise?

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

New Jersey Compromise

c)

Virginia Compromise

d)

Compromise of 1850

15.

What does "Bleeding Kansas" refer to?

a)

violence between abolitionists and pro-slavery groups

b)

removal of Native Americans from land

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

key battle during Mexican War

16.

An Act/Law named for these two states allowed residents of those states to vote for whether they would be a slave state or a free state (popular sovereignty)

a)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

b)

Ohio-Indiana

c)

Michigan-Maine

d)

New York-New Jersey

17.

The United States received California and parts of the American Southwest as a result of the

a)

Revolutionary War

b)

Civil War

c)

Mexican-American War

d)

War of 1812

18.

How did the United States gain Texas

a)

Annexation

b)

Compromise

c)

War

d)

Treaty

19.

The Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the purchase of Florida in 1819, and the annexation of Texas in 1845 are all examples of what political philosophy of the 19th century?

a)

Nationalism

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Federalism

d)

Populism

20.

During the first half of the 19th century, addition of new states to the Union led to

a)

increased tensions over slavery

b)

fewer conflicts with Native Americans

c)

decreased demand for manufactured goods

d)

improved relations with border nations.