WorksheetsU7L4
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did Missouri's application for statehood create a major problem for the United States in 1819?
a)
Missouri's opposition to political parties meant that it sould not participate in national elections.
b)
Missouri wanted to control river trade along its section of the Mississippi River and charge high fees.
c)
Missouri being admitted as a slave state would mean there were more slave states than free states, meaning slave states would have more votes in Congress.
d)
Missouri wanted to ban slavery within its border and welcome fugitives from slavery to live there.
2.
In what way was Andrew Jackson different from most previous presidents?
a)
He had been a popular general.
b)
He disagreed with most members of Congress
c)
He led federal troops against Native Americans
d)
He was a "common man" with limited schooling.
3.
The law that allowed the U.S. government to force Native Americans to move to "Indian Territor"y in the West was called
a)
Native American Relocation Act
b)
Indian Removal Act
c)
Indian Territory Act
d)
Oklahoma Relocation Act
4.
The belief that it was Divine (God's) will for the United States to expand westward to the Pacific Ocean.
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
God Bless America
c)
Spacious Skies Doctrine
d)
Pacific Philosophy
5.
Which of these would NOT be an example of the idea of Manifest Destiny during the 1800's:
a)
300,000 people travled to Oregon in search of rich farmland
b)
Gold is discovered in California and 80,000 people move west
c)
The U.S. fights a war with Mexico and gains 320 million acres of land.
d)
Andrew Jackson removed the government's money from the Second Bank of the U.S.
6.
What was the main reason that the route of the Chrerokee to Indian Territory was called the Trail of Tears?
a)
Many Cherokee died on the march they were forced to take
b)
The Cherokee escape from U.S. Troops was very challenging.
c)
The homes of the Cherokee were all burned.
d)
The Cherokee treaties with the U.S. were ending.
7.
Why did Tecumseh refuse to agree to the terms of the Treaty of Greenville?
a)
He believed that white settlers did not deserve to be on their land.
b)
He belived that the Great Spirit had created the earth ONLY for Native Americans.
c)
He belived that the Native Americans should try to sell the Great Sea too.
d)
He believed that the land belonged to everyone and no Native American had the right to sell it.
8.
Which founding father believed that the nation would benefit from educating all citizens, including women?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Benjamin Rush
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Eli Whitney
9.
A sudden increase
a)
surge
b)
loom
c)
dminish
d)
recede
10.
What was the cause of a million people immigrating from Ireland to the U.S.?
a)
A drought in Ireland
b)
Queen Victoria's War
c)
Irish Potato Famine
d)
Irish War for Independence
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