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WorksheetsWestward Expansion Days 1-3
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 14mins
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Class
Date
1.
The ____________________________________________ secured the purchase of Florida from Spain.
a)
Adams-Onis Treaty
b)
American System
c)
Missouri Compromise
d)
Nullification Crisis
e)
States’ rights
2.
The ____________________________________________ was a temporary solution to maintain the balance between free and slave states.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Adams-Onis Treaty
c)
American System
d)
Nullification Crisis
e)
States’ rights
3.
Henry Clay’s ________________________________________________ was created to help fund road, canal, and bridge projects.
a)
American System
b)
Adams-Onis Treaty
c)
Missouri Compromise
d)
Nullification Crisis
e)
States’ rights
4.
The South supported ______________________________________________ and a weaker federal government.
a)
States’ rights
b)
Adams-Onis Treaty
c)
American System
d)
Missouri Compromise
e)
Nullification Crisis
5.
_______________________________________ left their rural communities to work at textile mills in cities.
a)
Women
b)
Adams-Onis Treaty
c)
American System
d)
Missouri Compromise
e)
Nullification Crisis
6.
The _______________________________________________ was an argument over a state’s right to cancel a federal law.
a)
Nullification Crisis
b)
Adams-Onis Treaty
c)
American System
d)
Missouri Compromise
e)
States’ rights
7.
The ____________________________________________ doubled the size of the United States.
a)
Louisiana Purchase
b)
Free
c)
Slave
d)
Spain
e)
Steamboats and railroads
8.
Under the Adams-Onis Treaty, ____________________________________ sold Florida to the United States for $5 million.
a)
Spain
b)
Free
c)
Louisiana Purchase
d)
Slave
e)
Steamboats and railroads
9.
Under the Missouri Compromise, Missouri would enter the Union as a ________________________________ state.
a)
Slave
b)
Free
c)
Louisiana Purchase
d)
Spain
e)
Steamboats and railroads
10.
Under the Missouri Compromise, Maine would enter the Union as a ________________________________ state.
a)
Free
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
Slave
d)
Spain
e)
Steamboats and railroads
11.
The invention of the ___________________________________________ allowed for communication over long distances.
a)
Telegraph
b)
Free
c)
Louisiana Purchase
d)
Slave
e)
Spain
12.
_____________________________________________________ resulted in faster and more efficient transportation of goods, which lowered prices.
a)
Steamboats and railroads
b)
Free
c)
Louisiana Purchase
d)
Slave
e)
Spain
13.
Multiselect - Select the correct answers.
Which statements describe the impact of Texas annexation on the United States?
Select TWO correct answers.
a)
The annexation of Texas helped secure land in the west for Native Americans.
b)
The annexation of Texas disturbed the balance of free and slave states in the U.S.
c)
The annexation of Texas contributed to the outbreak of the Mexican-American War.
d)
The annexation of Texas secured funding to build the Transcontinental Railroad.
14.
_______________________________________________ traveled to an area with the goal of living there and making it their home.
a)
Settlers
b)
Adams-Onis Treaty
c)
Irish immigrants
d)
Manifest Destiny
e)
Pacific Ocean
15.
Americans wanted the Oregon Territory because it provided access to the _______________________________________________.
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Adams-Onis Treaty
c)
Irish immigrants
d)
Manifest Destiny
e)
Settlers
16.
_______________________________________________ is the belief that America should own land from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Adams-Onis Treaty
c)
Irish immigrants
d)
Pacific Ocean
e)
Settlers
17.
The United States acquired Florida from Spain under the conditions in the _______________________________________________.
a)
Adams-Onis Treaty
b)
Irish immigrants
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Pacific Ocean
e)
Settlers
18.
____________________________________________________ came to the U.S. due to a potato famine and took jobs workings in factories or building rail lines.
a)
Irish immigrants
b)
Adams-Onis Treaty
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Pacific Ocean
e)
Settlers
19.
_____________________________________________________ occurs when people move from rural areas to cities to work in factories, resulting in population growth.
a)
Urbanization
b)
Adams-Onis Treaty
c)
Irish immigrants
d)
Manifest Destiny
e)
Pacific Ocean
20.
The numbered river on this map played a major role in -
a)
the defeat of British troops at the Battle of Saratoga
b)
the exploration of new territory acquired from France
c)
the defeat of British invaders at the Battle of Fort McHenry
d)
the settlement of territory previously claimed by the Dutch
21.
Which of the following best completes this illustration?
a)
Free Enterprise System
b)
Mercantile System
c)
Federalism
d)
Republicanism
22.
The introduction of (a) led to mass production of goods. As more good are produced, prices (b) for consumers.
Choose from the below words
interchangeable parts
decreased
canals
remained the same
increased
23.
Determine whether the detail explains a PUSH or PULL factor for westward expansion.
A. Cities in the east were crowded and expensive (a)
B. Potential for new business markets (b)
C. Adventure and new opportunities (c)
D. Nativist attitudes towards European immigrants (d)
Choose from the below words
Push
Pull
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