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WorksheetsUnit II Review
Total questions: 85
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
The Louisiana Territory was the land.........
between New York and Canada
between Texas and Mexico
between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains
where the Renaissance shopping center is today!
Who did Meriweather Lewis choose as his co-leader of the Corps of Discovery?
William Clark
Thomas Jefferson
Zebulon Pike
John C. Fremont
Which president purchased the Louisiana Territory from France?
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
George Washington
Who did Thomas Jefferson purchase the Louisiana Territory from?
Napoleon Bonaparte
King George III
Queen Isabella
Lil Nas
In which state did the Lewis and Clark expedition begin?
Just before the end of the war what was discovered in California?
Dynamite
Wagons
Gold
Which of the following was a consequence of the US - Mexican War?
Election of James Polk as president
Idea of Manifest Destiny
Debate over slavery in the territories
Annexation of Texas
What was Manifest Destiny?
It was destiny for Indigenous people to live on the North American continent.
The US had a duty to take over the Canadian territory.
The US had the right and duty to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
The US had the duty to take control of the territory between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River.
Once the Louisiana Territory was purchased the United States _________________________ in size.
doubled
tripled
did nothing
When Stephen Austin settled into Texas, why did he and the American settlers upset the Mexican government?
The Americans were becoming friends with the Indigenous people.
The Americans were not following Mexican law
The Americans were bringing too many people with them to settle in the area.
The Americans were having too many celebrations on the land.
The Battle of the Alamo was fought between which two groups of people?
The Mexicans and the Spanish
The Mexicans and the Texas Volunteers
The Americans and the Mexicans
The Americans and the French
Who was victorious in the Battle of the Alamo?
The Canadians
The Americans
The Texans
The Mexicans
In a surprise attack, Sam Houston and the Texans captured Santa Anna, to help Texas become independent, in the Battle of
San Jacinto
San Jose
San Diego
San Francisco
Why did the Mexican-American War begin?
Mexico did not want Americans on their territory.
Mexico wouldn't trade with the United States.
The US wanted a port from Mexico.
The US and Mexico could not agree on a boarder.
How did the Mexican-American War begin?
Mexican fired on US troops at the Mississippi River.
Mexicans fired on US troops at the Rio Grande.
Americans fired on the Mexicans near the Gulf of Mexico.
Americans fired at the Mexican troops at the Colorado River.
Andrew Jackson's election victory in 1828 depended on support from
the rich and well-born.
Native Americans.
the common people.
states' rights supporters.
The Trail of Tears refers to
Jackson’s angry negotiations with the Five Civilized Tribes.
the movement of Seminole Indians from the West to Florida.
government workers who lost their jobs due to Jackson’s spoils system.
the removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory in Oklahoma.
Andrew Jackson was seen as a national hero after defeating the British at what battle?
Battle of New Orleans
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Little Big Horn
Battle of Saratoga
What was President Jackson's response to the nullification crisis?
He admitted that the Union was a "compact" of the states
He offered to raise tariffs to keep South Carolina in the Union
He conceded South Carolina's right to secede
He threatened to use force against South Carolina if it did not repeal its nullification policies
Why was Andrew Jackson considered the "popular choice" for President of the United States during the Election of 1824?
He was a famous writer
He was very handsome
He represented the "common man"
He had hanged people during the Battle of New Orleans
If no one wins the majority of electoral votes, how does the 12th Amendment resolve who becomes the President of the United States?
Te Executive Branch decides who wins
The Judicial Branch decides who wins
The People decide who wins
The House of Representatives will decide who becomes President of the United States among the candidates (no more than 3) with the highest votes
Who won the Election of 1824?
Andrew Jackson
William Crawford
Henry Clay
John Quincy Adams
How did Andrew Jackson react to the results of the Election of 1824?
He was happy
He hanged more people
He was angry and yelled "corrupt bargain"
He congratulated John Quincy Adams
Which two candidates ran for president during the election of 1828?
Henry Clay and Andrew Jackson
John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson
Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams
Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson
Which candidate had the most popular votes in the election of 1824?
John Quincy Adams
John C Calhoun
Henry Clay
Andrew Jackson
After their disappointment in the election of 1824 Jackson supporters formed which current day Political Party?
The Free Party
The Corrupt Bargain Party
The Republican Party
The Democratic Party
In this sentence, what does convert mean?
In this sentence, what are missionaries?
Who founded the missions?
Catholic orders like the Franciscans, Jesuits, and Dominicans.
Protestant reformers like Luther and Calvin.
Explorers like Juan Ponce de Leon and Balboa.
Native Americans like Atahualpa.
What conclusion can you draw about the California gold rush?
The gold rush forever changed the American West.
The gold rush was more important to South America than to the United States.
The gold rush helped make most people in the United States rich.
The gold rush should have been kept a secret.
Which city became one of the U.S's largest almost overnight due to the Gold Rush?
Los Angeles
Sacramento
San Francisco
Sonoma
Why were Southern slave holders worried about the Northern states' control of the House of Representatives?
They were worried that the North could control all judicial power.
They were worried the North would try to end industrial development in the South.
They were worried because the North could try to outlaw slavery.
They were worried the North would pass laws limiting migration to the South.
putting the interests of a region/state above the country as a whole
nationalism
sectionalism
patriotism
pacifism
What is the economy of the South?
trading and fishing
mining & small farming
industry & manufacturing
plantations & slavery
Freedmen could own property, but enslaved African Americans had ...
no rights at all
the right to own property as well
the right to vote
citizenship
What was the outcome of the Missouri Compromise?
it outlawed slavery in all states
slavery allowed in every state
some states free, some states slave
popular sovereignty in all states
This economy was based on textile mills, factories, and immigrant labor (especially in large cities).
Northern Economy
Southern Economy
Western Economy
This economy was based on slave labor in a plantation system. The cash crop produced was primarily cotton.
Northern Economy
Southern Economy
Western Economy
This economy focused on mining precious metals and agriculture (farming and ranching with livestock).
Northern Economy
Southern Economy
Western Economy
This divided the Louisiana Purchase into two territories and allowed popular sovereignty to decide on slavery.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The idea that called for the voters in a new territory to decide whether to allow slavery
What was John Brown's main goal with his raid on Harper's Ferry?
To rob the federal arsenal for personal gain
To negotiate peace between the North and South
To start a major slave rebellion in the South
To become the governor of Virginia
What was the outcome for John Brown after the raid?
He was given a medal of honor
He was tried and sentenced to hang
He escaped to Canada
He was elected to Congress
What was Bleeding Kansas about?
If Kansas would have slavery.
John Brown
If Missouri would have slavery.
Taking Land from Mexico
The Kansas Nebraska Act said that that __________________ got to decide if the Kansas would have slavery.
The Government
The People who lived in Kansas
The People of Missouri.
The President of the USA
What is the name of the Law that brought Anti-slavery and pro-slavery people to Kansas?
The Kansas Nebraska Act
The Nebraska Act
The Missouri Compromise
The Indian Removal Act
What is Popular Sovereignty?
The people in a place make a choice for a state.
The government makes a choice for a state.
A War Between Kansas and Missouri.
Voting for leaders to make a choice for me.
Who is this?
John Brown
Thomas Jefferson
James K. Polk
Andrew Jackson
Which word indicates that travel on the Underground Railroad was done in secret?
Conductor
Underground
Railroad
Abolition
How did life differ in the North for people who had escaped slavery?
Racism was rare
There were fewer European Americans
African Americans had equal rights
Slavery was illegal
As a conductor on the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman:
Guided passengers from station to station
Wrote essays against slavery
Gave speecges about her experience as a slave
Defended passengers in court
How did William Still contribute to our knowledge of the Underground Railroad?
He founded an abolitionist newspaper
He kept records of passengers he help rescue
He interviewed former slave owners after the Civil War
He published a biography of Harriet Tubman
Quaker teacher, abolitionist, and women's rights advocate.
Robert Purvis
Lucretia Mott
Stephen Myers
Levi Coffin
What could happen to an escaped slave?
They could be returned to slavery.
Nothing, they were free.
They would be thrown in jail.
They were were sent to Europe.
