WorksheetsThe United States Expands
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 22mins
The Lousiana Purchase made the United States
The complete 50 states
Twice as large
10 Times larger
Poor because of how much it cost
The United States originally wanted to purchase _______ at the end of the MIssissippi River
Florida
New Orleans
Texas
St. Louis
Manifest Destiny is
An epic American history movie
Your one true destiny
The belief that it was the USA's god given right to take all of North America
The name of a Revolutionary War ship
The Louisiana Purchase is considered
A terrible deal
A minor event in US history
The greatest land deal in history
A foolish use of the young country's resources
Who was sent to France to purchase a port city at the end of the MIssissippi River, he would become the 5th President of The United States?
Thomas Jefferson
James Monroe
Benjamin Franklin
Abraham Lincoln
When was the Louisiana Purchase?
1787
1803
1812
1860
What was one of the main reasons Thomas Jefferson was interested in the Louisiana Territory?
To gain access to natural resources like gold and silver.
To secure American control over the Mississippi River and New Orleans.
To establish a military base to defend against British attacks.
To relocate the capital from Washington, D.C., to a more central location.
Which of the following explorers were sent by President Jefferson to explore the newly acquired territory?
Christopher Columbus and Vasco da Gama
Lewis and Clark
Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
The War of 1812 was fought between the USA and
France
Portugal
Canada
Great Britain
Which event did NOT take place during The War of 1812?
The White House was burned
The "Star Spangled Banner" also known as The National Anthem was written
The USA annexed Florida
The Battle of New Orleans took place after the war was over
All of the following were causes of The War of 1812 EXCEPT
Native Americans did not want Americans moving onto their land
The British were taking American sailors and forcing them into the British navy
The USA's belief in Manifest Destiny led them to want to annex Canada
The USA thought they could invade Britain and take it for themselves
Andrew Jackson became an American hero for
Helping to win the Revolutionary War
The Battle of New Orleans
Defeating the Barbary Pirates
Signing The Declaration of Independence
Bonus: Andrew Jackson today can be seen on
$1 bill
$5 Bill
$20 Bill
$10 Bill
Andrew Jackson helped expand democracy by
Allowing women to vote
Allowing all men to vote
Getting rid of land ownership as a requirement to vote
Giving Native Americans the vote
Andrew Jackson is most controversial for
The Indian Removal Act
Signing more vetos than anyone before him
Allowing more people to vote
Being an army general
The Indian Removal Act
Removed Native Americans from The United States
Forced Native Americans off their ancestral lands
Removed the right to vote from Native Americans
The removal of restrictions on Native Americans rights
The Trail of Tears was
When Andrew Jackson was upset and cried all the way home
The final battle of the War of 1812
How I will feel after this test
When Native Americans had to march to their relocated lands
The Monroe Doctrine stated ________
That Texas was now independent from Mexico
That Europe should stay out of the Americas, if so the US would stay out of Europe
That slavery was outlawed
Native Americans must leave their ancestral lands
The Monroe Doctrine was successful for nearly 100 years
True
False
The United States acquired Florida from __________
France
Great Britain
Spain
Mexico
What future President did not listen to his orders and invaded Florida?
Abraham Lincoln
James Monroe
Andrew Jackson
Sam Houston
Who helped escaped slaves when they reached Florida?
The British
The Seminole
The French
The Portuguese
Why did Spain so easily agree to give up Florida to the United States?
The US paid them very well
They did not want another war
Spain was more interested in Texas
Spain thought they US should have it for all their troubles lately
Texas won it's independence from which country?
Spain
Britain
France
Mexico
Mexico originally invited US citizens to live in Texas
True
False
This is the most famous battle from the Texas war for independence
The Battle of New Orleans
The Alamo
Battle of Baltimore
Battle of Yorktown
Texas was it's own country for about 10 years
True
False
Bonus: Mexico won it's independence from which country?
France
Britain
United States
Spain
Which was NOT a reason US citizens wanted Texas to become independent
They had to "convert" to Roman Catholic
They had to speak Spanish
They were allowed to keep their slaves in Texas
They had to pay taxes to Mexico
The final battle of The Texas War for Independene was...
The Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battle of San Jacinto
The Battle of The Alamo
This trail was responsible for tens of thousands of Americans moving west?
Appalachian Trail
Pacific Crest Trail
Oregon Trail
Trail of Tears
The United States peacefully split this territory with Britain
Louisiana
Oregon
Texas
Florida
Who discovered an easier way through The Rocky Mountains called The South Pass?
Lewis and Clark
Jedediah Smith
Andrew Jackson
James Monroe
The United States fought a war to gain the Oregon Territory
True
False
This even caused a massive growth in California's population in just a couple years
Bonus: Which of these brands did NOT come from The California Gold Rush?
Folger's
Wells Fargo
Hershey's
Most Miners in California found lots of gold and got rich
True
False
What year did California become a state?
1846
1848
1850
1776
California becoming a state ruined the balance of ________ state representatives in Congress
Free to Slave
male to female
African American to White
Old to Young
Which of these was NOT a route to get to California, San Francisco, and The Gold Rush?
The Oregon/California Trail
The "Panama Shortcut"
Around Cape Horn
The Trail of Tears
The California Gold Rush had very little impact on immigration to The United States...
True
False
