WorksheetsU.S. History: US Expansion Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which term best describes the U.S. economic system that allows private businesses to operate competitively for profit with minimal government interference?
Command economy
Free enterprise system
Mercantilism
Socialism
Which event directly led to the forced removal of the Cherokee Indians during the Jacksonian era?
The Missouri Compromise
The Indian Removal Act
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Homestead Act
Which treaty ended the U.S.-Mexican War and resulted in significant land gains for the United States?
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Adams-Onís Treaty
Treaty of Versailles
Explain how the issue of states' rights contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War.
States wanted to abolish the federal government.
States believed they had the right to secede and make their own laws, especially regarding slavery.
States wanted to increase federal taxes.
States wanted to expand westward.
Summarize one argument against the creation of a national bank in the early United States.
It would make borrowing money easier for everyone.
It would give too much power to the federal government and favor wealthy interests.
It would help small farmers.
It would reduce government spending.
Analyze the impact of Worcester v. Georgia on the Cherokee Indians.
It protected Cherokee land and stopped their removal.
It recognized Cherokee sovereignty, but President Jackson ignored the ruling, leading to their forced removal.
It led to the immediate resettlement of all Native Americans.
It ended the Trail of Tears.
Evaluate how the outcome of the U.S.-Mexican War affected the expansion of the United States.
The United States lost territory to Mexico.
The United States gained large areas of land, including present-day California and New Mexico, which fueled westward expansion.
The war had no impact on U.S. territory.
The United States became a colony of Mexico.
___ was the belief that Americans should claim land from the east coast to the west coast of America.
Manifest Destiny
Manicure Destination
Festive Destiny
Destiny Manifest
1. abundant of labor
2. availability of capital (money)
3. new innovations of transportation
what do these (3) things all have in common?
centerpiece of the American System
Westward Expansion
Monroe Doctrine
factors leading to early industrialization in U.S
The lasting impact of the Northwest ordinance of 1787 was...
that slavery would be made illegal forever after in the U.S.
that the U.S. was unable to compromise.
that we would be dragged into another war.
that it provided instructions on how the U.S. should add new states to the U.S. in the future.
