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Checking for Understanding (Westward Expansion)

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The White House was burned during what war?
a)
The Revolutionary War
b)
The War of 1812
c)
World War I
d)
The Civil War
2.
The Louisiana Purchase stretched West how far?
a)
The Mississippi River
b)
California
c)
New Orleans
d)
The Rocky Mountains
3.
What did the Louisiana Purchase do for the size of the United States?
a)
Halved it
b)
Doubled it
4.
During Westward Expansion, many American Indians were forced from their homes onto reservations. What was this act called?
a)
Sugar Act
b)
Reservation Act
c)
Indian Removal Act
d)
Move Act
5.
What two men where chosen to explore the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Lewis and Clark
b)
Tom and Jerry
c)
Custer and Little Bighorn
d)
William and Penn
6.
Who did America fight in the War of 1812?
a)
France
b)
Britian
c)
Mexico
d)
Canada
7.
How did the Oregon Trail help make Westward expansion easier?
a)
the trail was wide enough for settlers to use wagons to carry their items
b)
the trail made it possible to use steamtrains to move very quickly 
8.
What was it called when the US Army forced Cherokee Indians from their homes west to Oklahoma?
a)
Indian Removal Act
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
nothing,  they wanted to move
9.
The belief that the U.S. was meant to control land from the Atlantic to the Pacific is known as:
a)
the Monroe Doctrine
b)
The Louisiana Purchase
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
The Jackson Action
10.
What would make the best title for this image?
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
The Industrial Revolution
c)
Attack of the 50 foot Woman
d)
Manifest Destiny
11.
To Annex land means to:
a)
take it over
b)
conquer it
c)
give it up to another country
d)
buy it
12.
Which is the only state to have once been an independent country?
a)
Texas
b)
Colorado
c)
Oregon
d)
Arizona
13.
Which of the following is part of an area of the United States that was taken by conquest?
a)
Oregon
b)
Florida
c)

California

d)
All of these
14.
The Gadsden Purchase is an area of land the U.S. bought from:
a)
Spain
b)
Mexico
c)
France
d)
Britain
15.
The Mexican Cession is land that the United States took as a result of:
a)
annexation
b)
the War with Mexico
c)
a treaty with Britain
d)
the Mexican Revolution
16.
Texas became part of the United States as a result of:
a)
The Mexican War
b)
Annexation
c)
A treaty with Spain
d)
a purchase from France
17.
Oregon became part of the United States as a result of:
a)
the Mexican War
b)
a purchase from France
c)
the Texan War for Independence
d)
a treaty with Britain
18.
Florida became part of the United States as a result of:
a)
a purchase from Spain
b)
the Mexican War
c)
annexation
d)
the Revolutionary War
19.
Which of the following is part of the Mexican Cession?
a)
California
b)
New Mexico
c)
Nevada
d)
All of these
20.
The U.S. wanted to get control over the Mississippi River and New Orleans.  Why did they want this area? 
a)
The river was in the U.S. 
b)
The port was used by Spain and they could get into the U.S. 
c)
The port and river were needed for trade in North America
d)
The U.S. did not want Native Americans to have it 
21.
Some people questioned Jefferson's role in the Louisiana Purchase.  Why? 
a)
Constitution did not state that he could buy land 
b)
Western land was opening the U.S. to threats 
c)
the land made the U.S. twice as big
d)
We were not allies with the French 
22.
Manifest Destiny was an idea that America should own all land east to west.  Which statement summarizes this idea? 
a)
Louisiana Purchase was the only part to this idea 
b)
U.S. peacefully got all land they wanted 
c)
People did not have the power to get new land 
d)
U.S. felt it was their right to buy, take, fight for, or compormise to get all the land they wanted 
23.

Who would consider Manifest Destiny (America's expansion) would be seen as positive by what TWO groups?

a)

Railroad companies

b)

Native Americans

c)

gold seekers

d)

Mexico

24.
Reservations were lands set aside for Native people.  Which statement was NOT  true about the reservations? 
a)
America cut funding to the reservations meaning shortage of food and supplies 
b)
Native Americans were left with no way of hunting 
c)
Native Americans were thankful for the land and the supplies and were peaceful in their new homes 
d)
Violence broke out on the reservations 
25.

Mexicans who lived in Texas were known as _________

a)

vaqueros

b)

Tejanos

26.

These were armed men who seized land in Texas

a)

Emprosarios

b)

Filibusters

27.

Which represents the view of Santa Anna toward the Texans?

a)

Texans deserve to be treated as patriotic fighters with the right to defend their homes.

b)

Texans are brave opponents who may defeat the Mexican army.

c)

Texans are wrong to challenge the Mexican government and must be defeated.

d)

Texans should be allowed to surrender to the Mexican army without additional bloodshed.

28.

Mexicans who lived in Texas were known as _________

a)

vaqueros

b)

Tejanos

29.

This European country was firmly in control of Mexico

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Great Britain

30.

Under the Transcontinental Treaty (Adam-Onis Treaty), Spain ceded which piece of land to the USA?

a)

Louisiana

b)

Florida

c)

Texas

31.

What was the goal of the Mexican Empresario system?

a)

Convert American filibusters to Mexican citizens

b)

To ensure Native Americans equal land rights

c)

Keep American squatters out of Mexico

32.

Texans were offered legal Mexican citizenship if they complied with which of the following:

a)

Converted to Catholicism and learned Spanish

b)

Learned English and bathed weekly

c)

Paid $100.00 yearly and learned Spanish

33.

____________ was the general and dictator of Mexico during the Texas Revolution

a)

Sheldon Cooper

b)

Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna

c)

Stephen F. Austin

d)

Viola De Lopez Davis

34.

The Mexican government abolished this, which angered may Texans.

a)

Public education

b)

immigration tests

c)

mullets

d)

slavery

35.

This was when the Mexican government banned slavery and imposed tariffs (taxes) on the residents of Texas.

a)

The Regulation of 1839

b)

The Laws of April 6, 1830

c)

The Laws of Retribution

36.

He was the Dictator of Mexico in 1830

a)

Benito Juarez

b)

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

c)

Sam Houston

37.

Predict:

Why might many Americans be worried about adding Texas to the United States?

a)

Because Texas had slavery, it would mean more slave states than free states in the U.S.

b)

Texas would have to free all of their slaves and there was nowhere for them to go.

c)

Many people believed Texas was too big and would want to take over the Union

38.

This European country was firmly in control of Mexico

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Great Britain

39.

Texans were offered legal Mexican citizenship if they complied with which of the following:

a)

Converted to Catholicism and learned Spanish

b)

Learned English and bathed weekly

c)

Paid $100.00 yearly and learned Spanish

40.

____________ was the general and dictator of Mexico during the Texas Revolution

a)

Sheldon Cooper

b)

Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna

c)

Stephen F. Austin

d)

Viola De Lopez Davis

41.

The Mexican government abolished this, which angered may Texans.

a)

Public education

b)

immigration tests

c)

mullets

d)

slavery

42.

He was the Dictator of Mexico in 1830

a)

Benito Juarez

b)

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

c)

Sam Houston

43.

Predict:

Why might many Americans be worried about adding Texas to the United States?

a)

Because Texas had slavery, it would mean more slave states than free states in the U.S.

b)

Texas would have to free all of their slaves and there was nowhere for them to go.

c)

Many people believed Texas was too big and would want to take over the Union

44.
Did most gold miners strike it rich?
a)
yes
b)
no
45.
Who first found gold while working at the mill?
a)
John Sutter
b)
Levi Strauss
c)
James Marshall
d)
Mrs. Ross
46.
 What year did the gold rush in California begin? 
a)
1492
b)
1619
c)
1776
d)
1848
47.

What state was admitted as the 31st member of the United States?

a)

California

b)

Arizona

c)

Oregon

d)

Utah

48.

Some store owners became rich selling gold prospectors their supplies.

a)

True

b)

False

49.
What were towns called that grew rapidly when gold was discovered nearby? 
a)
Rush towns
b)
Cities of gold
c)
Boomtowns
d)
Ghost towns
50.
What was it called when miners used pans to separate dirt from gold? 
a)
Gold sifting
b)
Dirt panning
c)
Panning for gold
d)
Pan searching
51.
Where was the gold near San Franscisco first discovered? 
a)
in a river. 
b)
in a field.
c)
in a well.
d)
in a canyon 
52.
All of these are true about the Treaty of Guadalupe EXCEPT --
a)
America had to pay 15 million dollars to Mexico.
b)
All Mexicans living in the Mexican Cession could either stay and become US citizens or go to Mexico.
c)
America had pay Mexico 40 million to Mexico.
d)
Mexico had give up all claim to Texas.
53.
What war did the United States finally accomplish its Manifest Destiny expansion
a)
Spanish-American War
b)
The Civil War
c)
Texas Revolution
d)
Mexican-American War
54.
Which of the following Ended the war and forced Mexico to turn over much of its north territory to the United States?
a)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
b)
Gadsden Purchase
c)
New Mexico and Arizona Purchase
d)
Guadalupe Purchase
55.
The United States thought the border between the United States and Mexico was between the _________
a)
Nueces River
b)
Rio Grande River
c)
Red River
d)
Trinity River
56.
Which of the following was when Mexico gave its provinces of California and New Mexico up to the United States?
a)
Gadsden Purchase
b)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
c)
Mexican Cession
d)
None of the above
57.
Why did the U.S. and Mexico go to war?
a)
All of these answers are correct
b)
The U.S. and Mexico disagreed over their boundary
c)
America's continued desire to achieve manifest destiny
d)
The U.S. recently annexed Texas

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