WorksheetsRakestraw US2 Unit 4
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following was NOT one of the 4 nations that claimed Oregon Country?
Russia
France
Great Britain
United States
Who were the first permanent American white settlers in Oregon?
fur trappers
Mormons
forty-niners
missionaries
How did the United States and Britain settle their dispute over Oregon?
The United States seized the land with military force.
The United States and Britain agreed to divide the land.
The United States bought the territory from Britain.
Britain bought the territory from the United States.
Why did the Mormons move west to settle in Utah?
They sought gold.
They sought jobs on the railroads.
They hoped to escape religious persecution.
They wanted to convert Native Americans to Christianity.
What was the BIGGEST threat to those who traveled West in wagon trains?
illnesses such as cholera
mid-winter snowstorms
lack of leadership
overcrowded trails
What did missionaries write about that brought thousands of people to Oregon Country?
What was the starting point for most journeys on the Oregon Trail?
New York City
Independence, Missouri
San Francisco, California
New Orleans, Louisiana
What did MOST Texans believe should be done to solve the independent republic’s problems?
borrow money from the United States
reunite with Mexico
end immigration from foreign lands
join the United States
What final incident caused President Polk to urge Congress to declare war on Mexico?
The United States annexed Texas.
Mexico rejected President Polk’s offer to buy California and New Mexico.
American and Mexican troops clashed near the Rio Grande.
The United States expanded to the Pacific Ocean.
Which statement does NOT describe most small farmers in the South?
They rented the land they worked.
They formed the majority of southerners.
They may have owned one or two slaves.
They worked alongside their slaves in the fields.
What is one way that steam-powered machinery changed manufacturing?
Factories needed more workers.
Machines were more expensive to run.
Factories could be built almost anywhere.
Machines produced more goods at a higher cost.
What was the primary purpose of the slave codes?
to recognize slave marriages
to guarantee good working conditions for slaves
to prevent slaves from running away
to prevent slaves from practicing their religion
Who would have said that railroad competition would cause them to lose money?
western farmers
factory owners
telegraph investors
canal investors
Which of the following was NOT a result of the invention of the cotton gin?
Cotton profits increased enormously.
Cotton growers used profits to build more textile mills.
Cotton production increases required more slaves.
Cotton plantations extended as far west as Texas.
Which group made up about 75 percent of the white population in the South?
poor whites
small farmers
the Cottonocracy
wealthy planters
What was the purpose of the American Colonization Society?
To help freed slaves resettle in the western territories.
To help freed slaves gain their territory in the west.
To help freed slaves resettle in Africa.
To help freed slaves resettle in the northern states.
Which of the following resolutions of the Seneca Falls Convention was barely passed?
women’s right to make public speeches
women’s right to own property
women’s right to vote
women's right to participate in church services
What did temperance groups view as the most serious social problem of the 1800s?
lack of religious faith
alcohol abuse
overcrowded schools
shortage of mental hospitals
Where did most of the immigrants to the U.S. come from in the 1840's & 1850's?
France & Spain
Russia & Italy
Ireland & Germany
the Netherlands & Belgium
Who planned the Seneca Falls Convention?
Mott & Stanton
Anthony & Truth
the Grimke Sisters
Lincoln & Douglas
