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Unit 4- Westward Expansion

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

The era surrounding the presidency of Andrew Jackson is best known for an expansion in

a)

Freedom of speech

b)

Religious toleration

c)

States rights

d)

Voting rights

2.

Which action did the Cherokee take to resist their removal from Georgia and North Carolina to the west?

a)

Sued the state of Georgia in the state courts and appealed to the Supreme Court

b)

Destroyed neighbors farms and businesses

c)

Went to war against the U.S government for 7 years

d)

Staged a protest called the trail of tears

3.

The debate between John C Calhoun and Daniel Webster over states rights was most like the debate between:

a)

Patriots and the loyalists

b)

Antifederalists and the Federalists

c)

England and France during the French and Indian War

d)

Large states and small states during the constitutional convention

4.

President Jackson’s veto of the renewal for the second national bank of the U.S resulted in:

a)

Inflation and other economic problems in the Panic of 1837

b)

The nullification crisis and the enforcement of the Tariff of 1828

c)

Rise of the Democratic Party and the Republicans

d)

Increasing sectionalism among North, West, and South

5.

The supreme court ruling in the case of Worcester v. Georgia established what?

a)

The Policy of Native American Removal

b)

Determined that Georgia's laws didn’t apply to the Cherokees since they were a sovereign nation

c)

Andrew Jackson was guilty of committing genocide

d)

Established protective tariffs for imported goods, leading to the Nullifcation Crisis.

6.

In general, what position did Californios take toward the Mexican-American War?

a)

They supported the war because they wanted independence from Mexico

b)

They supported the war because they wanted to become U.S citizens

c)

They opposed the war because they feared it might bring an end to slavery

d)

They opposed the war because they didn’t want to lose control over California

7.

The main attraction of Texas for many Americans in the 1820s and 1830s was the:

a)

Freedom to practice the Catholic faith

b)

Availability of cheap or free land

c)

Desire to become citizens of Mexico

d)

Mexican rebellion

8.

Andrew Jackson's campaign had many focuses, however the basis of all his policies was based on the idea that he was the champion of the "______ ___".

a)

Native Americans

b)

Slaves and Freedman

c)

Common Man

d)

The Wealthy Elites

9.

The Indian Removal Act was one of the United States's most controversial actions because it used the U.S military in the _________ of Native Americans west of the Mississippi.

a)

Nullification

b)

Intervention

c)

Suffrage

d)

Resettlement

10.

The underground railroad was made initially to rescue slaves from southern plantations. One individual who escaped through the railroad and later became its most famous conductor was _____ ______

a)

Sojourner Truth

b)

William Lloyd Garrison

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Harriet Tubman