WorksheetsUnit 3: Expansion, Nationalism, and Sectionalism
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Belief that Americans had the right to expand west and spread across the whole North American continent..
Sectionalism
Manifest Destiny
Nationalism
Compromise of 1850
The Louisiana Purchase was important to the United States because it...
expanded the nation's boundary to the Pacific Ocean
removed the Spanish from North America
closed the western territories to slavery
secured control of the Mississippi River
What effect did the Louisiana Purchase have on the United States?
It doubled the size of the Nation
It enabled the United States to use the port of San Francisco
It brought Texas into the Union
It created an alliance between the US and Great Britain
The growing division between the anti-slavery states and the pro-slavery states was known as
The American System
Sectionalism
Temperance Movement
Manifest Destiny
What was a direct cause of the War of 1812?
the acquisition of Florida
American trade agreements with Spain
British impressment of American sailors
Napoleon's rise in France
A major purpose of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to
limit European influence in the Western Hemisphere
establish United States colonies in South America
form military alliances with Latin American nations
avoid involvement in Canadian conflicts
Occurring after the Worcester v. Georgia decision, what forced march of the Cherokees from Georgia to Oklahoma under Andrew Jackson often called?
Trail of Tears
Seminole War
Little Big Horn
the Cherokee Removal Act
In the Worchester vs. Georgia Supreme Court case...
Jackson followed the ruling
Jackson argued for Native American rights
Jackson ignored the ruling to send Native Americans west
Jackson argued for a new treaty
Which statement best describes the experiences of Native Americans as a result of the Indian Removal Act?
Tribal leaders were treated respectfully
Tribes were given fair land
Most Native American tribes declared war
Many Native Americans died on the Trail of Tears
Andrew Jackson was seen as the 'common man' or a populist. A populist is a politician who
asks only ordinary people to vote for them
was born in a log cabin
had a large inauguration
represents the "common people"
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?
Missouri Compromise
Virginia Comprimise
New Jersey Compromise
3/5th Compromise
The belief that a state has the right to cancel a federal law it considers unconstitutional is known as
secession
judicial review
nullification
tariff
Which of the following were decisions made in the Supreme Court decision; Dred Scott v. Sanford?
(multiple correct choices)
Slaves are property that can't be taken away by the government
Slaves are not citizens and can not sue in court
Slaves would be free if they live in a free state
Missouri Compromise was ruled unconstitutional
California admitted as a free state
Fugitive Slave Act strengthened
Slave Trade abolished in Washington D.C.
These are all provisions of which compromise?
Missouri Compromise
New Jersey Compromise
Virginia Compromise
Compromise of 1850
What does "Bleeding Kansas" refer to?
violence between abolitionists and pro-slavery groups
removal of Native Americans from land
Manifest Destiny
key battle during Mexican War
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)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Ohio-Indiana
Michigan-Maine
New York-New Jersey
The United States received California and parts of the American Southwest as a result of the
Revolutionary War
Civil War
Mexican-American War
War of 1812
How did the United States gain Texas
Annexation
Compromise
War
Treaty
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?
Nationalism
Manifest Destiny
Federalism
Populism
During the first half of the 19th century, addition of new states to the Union led to
increased tensions over slavery
fewer conflicts with Native Americans
decreased demand for manufactured goods
improved relations with border nations.
