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WorksheetsWestward Expansion of the United States
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
The war of 1812 was between which two countries?
A) England and France
B) England and America
C) France and America
D) Spain and America
Who were the Congressmen that called for the war with Great Britain?
The War Hawks.
The Peace Doves.
The Federalists.
The Loyalists.
One cause of the War of 1812 was:
British restrictions on U.S. trade
The Louisiana Purchase
The American Civil War
The signing of the Treaty of Paris
In 1814, the British troops set fire to which important buildings?
The White House, the Capitol, and other important buildings.
The Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, and Notre Dame Cathedral.
Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London, and Westminster Abbey.
The Kremlin, St. Basil's Cathedral, and the Winter Palace.
Who wrote the 'Star Spangled Banner'?
Francis Scott Key.
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
Who was the President of the United States during the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
John Adams
James Madison
How much did the Louisiana Purchase cost the United States?
15 million dollars.
20 million dollars.
10 million dollars.
25 million dollars.
What was the belief during the 1800's that the United States was destined to stretch from coast to coast called?
Manifest Destiny.
American Dream
Westward Expansion
Continental Drift
What invention made it possible to send messages over long distances?
The Telegraph.
The Telephone.
The Radio.
The Television.
The purpose of the Steamboat was to:
transport goods and passengers efficiently over water
fly across the Atlantic Ocean
explore outer space
serve as a military weapon
The Trail of Tears refers to the forced relocation Native Americans to land called what?
Cherokee
The Louisiana Purchase
Reservations
The Ohio River Valley
The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson in 1830.
True
False
After discovering gold in the Black Hills, the government tried to force the Indians onto even smaller reservations. This resulted in the ____________________.
General Custer's victory
battle of Little Bighorn
battle of wounded knee
acquisition of Texas.
Opportunity Cost is defined as:
The cost of the next best alternative that was given up
The total cost of all alternatives
The cost of the chosen option
The monetary cost of an investment
Voluntary exchange occurs when two parties agree to exchange a good or service.
True
False
Florida was given to America from ________.
Spain
France
England
Portugal
The Oregon territory was shared by which two countries before it was split?
United States and Canada
United States and Mexico
United States and Russia
United States and Britain
The outcome of the battle at The Alamo was:
A decisive victory for the Texan forces
A stalemate with no clear winner
A victory for the Mexican forces
An inconclusive battle with heavy losses on both sides
