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Chapter 11 Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
"The United States has a duty to spread American ideals westward" What term is being described?
a)
The Gold Rush
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Texas Annexation
d)
The Monroe Doctrine
2.
Which of the following was the purpose of the Oregon Treaty of 1846?
a)
To end the Mexican-American War
b)
To annex Oregon and create a new state
c)
to establish a border between Canada and the United States
d)
to create a border between Native American territory and Oregon
3.
Which of the following explains the purpose of the Oregon Trail and other trails?
a)
The trails created a system to claim land
b)
The trails provided easy ways to move soldiers
c)
The trails created faster and easier trade routes
d)
The trails provided a way for settlers to reach land out West
4.
Which of the follow best describes the motivation for many settlers as they traveled west?
a)
The hope for a better life
b)
Escape outbreaks of disease
c)
Running away from the law
d)
Lack of jobs in Eastern cities
5.
Which event is the image most likely showing?
a)
The Oregon Trail
b)
The Treaty of Oregon
c)
The Battle of the Alamo
d)
The California Gold Rush
6.
How did California enter the United States?
a)
As a slave state
b)
As a free state
c)
As an undecided state, voters would decide the issue of slavery
d)
As an unincorporated territory
7.
What is the following image depicting?
a)
Gold Rush
b)
Oregon Trail
c)
Pony Express
d)
Mexican-American war
8.
What prompted the Gold Rush?
a)
James Marshall's discovery of gold at Sutter Hill
b)
The discovery of gold in the Colorado River
c)
The revelation of gold mines in Mexico
d)
John Sutter's discovery of gold in Nevada
9.
What invention ended the need for the Pony Express?
a)
Telegraph
b)
Telephone
c)
Amazon Prime 2-Day delivery
d)
Photography
10.

This painting is about the idea of ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
Manifest Destiny
urbanization
transportation
Transcendentalism
11.

What was the significance of the Oregon Trail?

a)

The Oregon Trail was used to travel eastward to open land that was less populated by settlers.

b)

The Oregon Trail was created to help Native Americans move to reservations.

c)

The Oregon Trail was used by settlers/pioneers who wanted to travel west for land/gold/religion.

d)

The Oregon Trail was used during the Revolutionary War to help the Americans defeat the British.

12.

T/F: The Texians won the Battle of the Alamo in February 1836 against the Mexican Army

a)

True

b)

False

13.

T/F: The Americans won the Mexican-American war

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The only person from Louisiana elected president of the United States

a)

Zachary Taylor

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Amanda Quintero

15.

Which battle did the Texians win against Mexico after which they declared themselves a new country, the Republic of Texas

a)

Houston's War

b)

Battle of the Alamo

c)

Battle of San Jacinto

d)

Mexican-American War

16.
_______ is the idea that God wanted America to have land from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
a)
Providence
b)
The Spoils System
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Destiny of the USA
17.
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
18.
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
19.

What was one cause of the Mexican War?

a)

Mexico wanted to buy California

b)

The U.S. wanted to sell Texas back to Mexico

c)

Mexico had invaded California

d)

The United States had annexed Texas

20.

What was the outcome of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

a)

The U.S. paid Mexico $50 million

b)

Mexico gained new territories

c)

The U.S. ceded Texas back to Mexico

d)

Mexico ceded large territories to the U.S.

21.

What was the Gadsden Purchase?

a)

A cultural exchange program with Mexico

b)

A purchase of weapons and supplies from Mexico

c)

A treaty to end the Mexican War

d)

A land purchase that facilitated a southern U.S. railroad

22.

April 21, 1836-Lasted 18 minutes surprise attack on the Mexican army, men shouted "Remember the Alamo, Remember Goliad," Santa Anna was captured; thus the independence of Texas.

a)

The runaway scrape

b)

The Alamo

c)

The Battle of Gonzalzes

d)

The Battle of San Jacinto

23.
In 1846, war broke out between the United States and Mexico. What was the main cause of this war?
a)
a dispute over the number of settlers in the Oregon Territory
b)

issues arising over the borders within Texas

c)
the discovery of gold in California
d)
the relocation of American Indians from the Southeast
24.

Which state entered the Union as a free state as a result of the Compromise of 1850?

a)

California

b)

Maine

c)

Missouri

d)

Texas

25.

The idea that political power belongs to the people is called_____________________, and allows the people to make decisions about who will represent them in government and what laws will be established.

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Federalism

d)

Separation of Powers

26.

Which part of the nation would be most in favor of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?

a)

The Northern free states

b)

The Southern slave states

c)

California

d)

The states in New England

27.

Sectionalism occurs when people favor the interests of one section of the country over the interests of the entire country. The Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Act that followed ____________________________________.

a)

increased sectional tensions in the United States

b)

decreased sectional tensions in the United States

c)

kept sectional tensions between the north and the south about the same

28.

The Compromise of 1850 admitted _________ as a free state.

a)

Arizona

b)

California

c)

New Mexico

d)

Utah

29.

The Compromise of 1850 outlawed slave auctions in...

a)

Washington, DC

b)

Richmond

c)

New Orleans

d)

Charleston

30.

30 years after the Missouri Compromise, the question about the growth of slavery into new territories re-emerged after the...

a)

Revolutionary War.

b)

War of 1812.

c)

Mexican-American War.

d)

Civil War.

31.

What did the Compromise of 1850 say about slavery in other territories (besides California) that were acquired by the U.S. in the Mexican Cession?

a)

Popular sovereignty would determine whether or not the territories would allow slavery.

b)

They would automatically become slave states.

c)

Slavery was banned.

d)

All of the above.

32.

The Compromise of 1850 included a new and tougher...

a)

Freedom Act.

b)

Emancipation Act.

c)

Slaveowners Act.

d)

Fugitive Slave Act.

33.

Which was NOT true of the new Fugitive Slave Act?

a)

It required policemen to arrest suspected runaways.

b)

It punished those aiding runaway slaves with prison and a large fine.

c)

It was popular and well-received in northern states.

d)

It prevented suspected slaves from testifying in court and from being able to legally defend themselves.

34.

The Fugitive Slave Act...

a)

increased Underground Railroad Activity.

b)

led to resistance in the North.

c)

angered abolitionists.

d)

All of the above

35.

Which part of the nation would be most in favor of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?

a)

The Northern free states

b)

The Southern slave states

c)

California

d)

The states in New England

36.

A well-known abolitionist who was willing to use violence to end slavery and was hanged for treason.

a)

James Lane

b)

Samuel Jones

c)

Andrew Reeder

d)

John Brown

37.

The Underground Railroad was:

a)

a network of safe houses that helped slaves escape.

b)

the first railroad to be built across the continental United States.

c)

a company run by slave owners wanting to move to Kansas Territory.

d)

Destroyed during the Wakarusa War.

38.

Attempts to organize a government in Kansas Territory were difficult because:

a)

there was too much violence in Kansas Territory.

b)

both antislavery and proslavery forces wanted control of the government.

c)

those who invested in the towns only did so to make a profit.

d)

the new settler did not have experience setting up a government.

39.

What did the concept of popular sovereignty under the Kansas-Nebraska Act do?

a)

Allowed Kansas to enter the Union as a slave state.

b)

Allowed the people who lived in Kansas Territory to decide the fate of slavery in the state.

c)

Brought about the Dred Scott decision.

d)

Made the Underground Railroad legal.

40.

Kansas Territory got the name "Bleeding Kansas" because:

a)

there were no doctors in the territory.

b)

"Beecher Bibles" were shipped into the territory.

c)

a national attention focused on the violence over slavery.

d)

the rivers were dry with red dirt.

41.

What was John Brown's main goal with his raid on Harper's Ferry?

a)

To rob the federal arsenal for personal gain

b)

To negotiate peace between the North and South

c)

To start a major slave rebellion in the South

d)

To become the governor of Virginia

42.

Who was Dred Scott?

a)

A Slave Owner

b)

A Widow

c)

A Doctor

d)

A Slave

43.

What were the "key facts" on which Dred Scott based his claim for freedom?

a)

He had a young daughter and wife to support.

b)

He was owned by Eliza Emerson.

c)

He had lived in free states before.

44.

What was the Supreme Court’s decision in the Dred Scott case?

a)

that slavery diminished the national character

b)

that African American rights were protected by the Constitution

c)

that African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court

d)

that slavery should be abolished by executive order

45.

When he sued, Dred Scott's legal argument was that...

a)

Slavery Is Illegal

b)

Since he had once lived in a free state he would always be free.

c)

His owner was not of sound mind and should not be allowed to own slaves.

d)

He had earned enough money and should be allowed to buy his freedom.