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WorksheetsUnit 7 Case (Standards 8.49-8.60) Expansion and Division
Total questions: 88
Worksheet time: 3hrs 56mins
The belief that the United States should stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific is known as...
(a)
James K. Polk was the ___ president
9th
10th
11th
12th
Pick the incentives for westward expansion
Land
Money
Religious Freedom
people who travel to a place to teach other people about their religion
(a)
moving to another place
(a)
The Mexican government outlawed slavery in the Texas Territory
True
False
Joseph Smith founded the __________ in 1830
Catholics
Mormoms
Mormons
Protestants
capable of growing crops
(a)
Polk served how many terms as President?
1
2
3
4
- US Congressman
- Frontiersman
- Died at the Alamo
Sam Houston
David Crockett
Mormons practiced polygamy (one husband/multiple wives)
False
True
What was the impact of the Alamo on the Texas Revolution?
Reminded settlers of their loss and became a symbol of the Revolution
Made settlers want to be a part of the Spanish empire
Helped settlers win the Mexican War
Happened after the Battle of San Jacinto
Which was the first group to go west during the beginning of Manifest Destiny?
Poor immigrants
Missionaries
Freed African Americans
Wealthy southerners
Mormons went west for religious freedom
True
False
Oregon was divided between the United States and Britain at the ___ Parallel
46th
47th
48th
49th
The Northwest trail used during westward expansion
Santa Fe Trail
Wilderness Road
Oregon Trail
Boone Trace
The US will be divided over the issue of slavery because of Manifest Destiny
True
False
The Southwest trail used for traders during westward expansion
Wilderness Road
Santa Fe Trail
Boone Trace
Oregon Trail
- US General
- Led rebels to victory at San Jacinto
Sam Houston
Davy Crockett
Texas joined the Union as a.....
Free State
Slave State
James K. Polk was NOT a supporter of Westward Expansion
True
False
The Northern States did not want Texas to join the Union
False
True
"54 - 40 or fight!" was with who and over what?
Great Britian
Oregon
Spain
Mexico
What did fur traders do during westward expansion?
Split political parties of the United States
Caused the joining of Texas to the Union
Blended Native and European cultures
Fought for religious freedom
- 2 months
- Went to Mexico
- Used by traders to get silver/gold
Oregon Trail
Santa Fe Trail
The US offered cheap land grants to increase westward expansion
True
False
What were two two effects of Manifest Destiny on the US?
It increased territory in the US
It decreased territory in the US
Increased Immigration
Increased tensions over slavery
- five to six months
- families and settlers used
- primary trail
Santa Fe Trail
Oregon Trail
"from sea to shining sea" is known as...
Manifest Destiny
Nullification Crisis
Great Migration
Westward Expansion
What inspired the US to go through with the Gadsden Purchase?
Wanted more farm land for the North
Needed land for the Transcontinental Railroad
Wanted the gold in that territory
Wanted to build canals in the Atlantic
(a) is the major issue dividing the US in the 1800s
Politicians wanted to keep an equal number of free and slave states to keep balanced political power
False
True
- Missouri enters as a slave state
- Maine enters as a free state
- boundary drawn across the west at the 36-30
Gadsden Purchase
Missouri Compromise
people who believed slavery should be outlawed
(a)
A direct effect of the Mexican American War was the ___?
Texas immediately becomes a state
An alliance with Spain
The Mexican Cession
The loss of the Oregon territory
Nativism increased during the Gold Rush
False
True
Texas gaining statehood is going to cause issues with Mexico
False
True
Above the 36-30
Free states
Slave states
What ended the Mexican American War?
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Trent
Mexican American War lasted for how long?
1
2
3
4
Special taxes were enforced on what immigrant group in California?
Irish
Dutch
Chinese
German
Popular Sovereignty did NOT allow for the people to decide if they would be a slave state or a free state
True
False
What caused the Mexican American War? (pick two)
Disagreements between the US and Mexico over the southern boundary
The US lost at the battle of San Jacinto
The Americans winning at the Battle of the Alamo
The US granted Texas statehood
the formal giving up of territory by a government
(a)
Name an impact of the Gold Rush
Americans migrating
Increase in buffalo
Decrease in steamships
Decrease in slavery
New Mexico and Arizona were acquired through what US agreement?
Missouri Compromise
Mexican Cession
Gadsden Purchase
Compromise of 1820
a proposal to ban slavery in the newly acquired western territories
(a)
Arguments over land at the _______ led to the war between the US and Mexico
Rio Grande
San Jacinto
New Mexico
Texas
To keep an equal number of slave states and free states
Kansas Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
Gadsden Purchase
Compromise of 1850
Below the 36-30
Free states
Slave states
The "forty-niners" were a part of what historical event?
Texas War for Independence
Louisiana Purchase
The Gold Rush
Mexican American War
Which state entered the Union as a free state as a result of the Compromise of 1850?
California
Maine
Missouri
Texas
Which politician from Kentucky was instrumental in creating the Compromise of 1850? Hint: He also was key in passing the Missouri Compromise in 1820,
Henry Clay
John Quincy Adams
John C. Calhoun
Abraham Lincoln
The idea that political power belongs to the people is called_____________________, and allows the people to make decisions about who will represent them in government and what laws will be established.
Popular Sovereignty
Checks and Balances
Federalism
Separation of Powers
What term means to formally withdraw from something? Like when slave states wanted to leave the United States.
cede
secede
repeal
annex
Where was the safest place for a runaway slaves to go after the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act in 1850?
Virginia
Canada
California
Pennsylvania
According to the Compromise of 1850, which two territories were allowed to decide for themselves on the issue of allowing or banning slavery by popular sovereignty?
Utah and New Mexico
California and Oregon
Oklahoma and Texas
Michigan and Ohio
Which part of the nation would be most in favor of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?
The Northern free states
The Southern slave states
California
The states in New England
Sectionalism occurs when people favor the interests of one section of the country over the interests of the entire country. The Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Act that followed ____________________________________.
increased sectional tensions in the United States
decreased sectional tensions in the United States
kept sectional tensions between the north and the south about the same
Uncle Tom's Cabin will lead to an increase in abolitionists in the North
False
True
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe was inspired by the.....
Missouri Compromise
Fugitive Slave Act
Gadsden Purchase
Texas War for Independence
The Missouri Compromise, the compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act were all efforts to
end fighting between midwestern farmers and native American Indians
encourage manufacturing in the west
increase the number of people who voted in presidential elections
settle disputes over the spread of slavery to the western territories
The attack at Harper's Ferry was led by...
Jack Wild
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
John Brown
What caused Preston Brooks to attack Charles Sumner?
Sumner spoke badly about a family member of Brooks'
Sumner published a pro-slavery newspaper that Brooks did not support
Brooks wanted Sumner's seat in government
Brooks was an abolitionist and did not like Sumner's pro-slavery speech
Which of the following was one of the effects of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Kansas and Nebraska were united into one territory
Residents could vote on the issue of slavery
Banned slavery in both Kansas and Nebraska
Allowed slavery in both Kansas and Nebraska
Northern Whigs created the....
Democratic Party
Republican Party
What best describes Dred Scott ?
slave who sued for his freedom
slaveowner who sued for the return of a fugitive slave
Georgia politician trying to ban slavery
Supreme Court judge making a ruling on the spread of slavery
Dred Scott's case went to...
the Georgia State Supreme Court.
the United States Supreme Court.
the U.S. Congress.
Georgia General Assembly
The Dred Scott decision is referred to as "the Supreme Court case that...
abolished slavery."
declared the Fugitive Slave Act unconstitutional."
caused the Civil War."
resulted in the Compromise of 1850."
The Dred Scott decision...
angered southerners, satisfied northerners.
satisfied southerners, angered northerners.
promoted the abolitionist movement.
resulted in a compromise between the North & South.
The Dred Scott case pushed the nation closer to disunion & civil war?
true
false
According to the Dred Scott decision, any area of the country was open to the spread of slavery, possibly even the free states of the North?
true
false
(Please select three correct answers) In the Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court ruled that slaves...
were NOT citizens of the U.S.
had NO right to sue in court.
were considered to be the property of their owner.
should all be freed immediately.
How did the Dred Scott case (1857) impact the Compromise of 1850?
It overturned the Compromise of 1850 and made it obsolete.
It upheld the Compromise of 1850.
It made the Compromise of 1850 acceptable to all northerners.
ALL choices
The ruling in the Dred Scott case protected the rights of...
fugitive slaves.
abolitionists.
slave owners.
anti-slavery groups.
What did the Supreme Court's ruling in the Dred Scott case make possible?
the abolition of slavery
the restriction of slavery within the South
the repeal of the Fugitive Slave Act
the spread of slavery into any free territory or state
The Dred Scott Supreme Court case centered around what issue?
slavery
tariffs
manufacturing
trade patents
Select three (3) reasons why the South was so pleased with the ruling in the Dred Scott case?
It protected the rights of slave holders.
It weakened the anti-slavery and abolitionist movements.
It enabled slavery to spread into any western territory.
it outlawed slavery in the west
How did the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 impact Lincoln’s political future?
He won the senate race in Illinois
He became known throughout the nation
He was seen as a poor candidate for public office
He felt discouraged and removed himself from politics for a time
Events & Acts: Supreme Court decision in 1857 that ruled that African Americans were not U.S. citizens and could not sue in federal court; also Congress did not have the power to limit slavery
Dred Scott Decision
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
John Brown's Raid
Wilmot Proviso
Events & Acts: series of political debates between Illinois U.S. Senate candidates Abraham Lincoln & Stephen Douglas about the issue of slavery
Dred Scott Decision
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
John Brown's Raid
Wilmot Proviso
People: became a national figure after a series of debates about slavery; elected President of the United States in 1860
Dred Scott
Roger Taney
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen Douglas
John Brown
"A house divided against itself cannot stand"
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
People: Abraham Lincoln's opponent in the 1858 Illinois U.S. Senate election
Dred Scott
Roger Taney
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen Douglas
John Brown
Abraham Lincoln supported Popular Sovereignty
True
False
The key issue of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates was slavery
True
False
Who won the Lincoln-Douglas Debates?
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
