Westward Expansion
Westward Expansion, LA Purchase, War of 1812
- 1.
Complete the analogy Manifest Destiny:_______________ 13 colonies : Atlantic Ocean
- A.
Pacific Ocean
- B.
Atlantic Ocean
- C.
Mississippi River
- D.
Missouri River
Correct Answer
A. Pacific Ocean -
- 2.
Homesteading laws were desgined to attract which of the following groups?
- A.
Gold miners
- B.
Farmers
- C.
Trappers
- D.
Mountain men
Correct Answer
B. Farmers -
- 3.
President Thomas Jefferson was concerned about the LA Purchase because?
- A.
The new government could not afford the purchase of 15 million
- B.
The Constitution did not say anything about the president's right to purchase land
- C.
Spain was threatening to declare war on the US over the territory
- D.
France would kick the US off the land and contol the whole region
Correct Answer
B. The Constitution did not say anything about the president's right to purchase land -
- 4.
The LA purchase...?
- A.
Included all the territory east of the Mississippi River
- B.
Tripled the size of the US
- C.
Stretched all the way to the Pacific Ocean
- D.
Doubled the size of the US
Correct Answer
D. Doubled the size of the US -
- 5.
Which of the following is an example of impressment?
- A.
Refusing to trade with other foregin nations
- B.
Ordering Americans to obey trade restrictions
- C.
Kidnappping US sailors to work on British ships
- D.
Forming alliances with foreign powers
Correct Answer
C. Kidnappping US sailors to work on British ships -
- 6.
The Embargo Act of 1807 mostly hurt?
- A.
The Spanish
- B.
The French
- C.
The British
- D.
The Americans
Correct Answer
D. The Americans -
- 7.
Why was NC concerned with the LA Purchase?
- A.
They thought the new land would eventually bring an end to slavery
- B.
They did not have the money to pay for the new land
- C.
It was too much land to gevern
- D.
They did not believe in manifest destiny
Correct Answer
A. They thought the new land would eventually bring an end to slavery -
- 8.
Which group could be considered as the group the lost the most in the War of 1812?
- A.
Native Americans
- B.
French
- C.
Politicans
- D.
British
Correct Answer
A. Native Americans -
- 9.
Who was sent to explore the LA territory in 1804?
- A.
Andrew Jackson/James Madison
- B.
Lewis/Clark
- C.
Washington/Franklin
- D.
Adams/Franklin
Correct Answer
B. Lewis/Clark -
- 10.
Who saved valuable documents during the War of 1812?
- A.
James Madison
- B.
Dolley Madison
- C.
Andrew Jackson
- D.
Thomas Jefferson
Correct Answer
B. Dolley Madison -
- 11.
What popular trail did most settlers take that moved them to the West?
- A.
Pacific Trail
- B.
Lewis Trail
- C.
Oregon Trail
- D.
Jefferson Trail
Correct Answer
C. Oregon Trail -
- 12.
Thomas Jefferson: Declaration of Independence _______________: US Constitution
- A.
John Adams
- B.
George Washington
- C.
Ben Franklin
- D.
James Madison
Correct Answer
D. James Madison -
- 13.
What purpose does the Electoral College serve?
- A.
Elects the President of the US
- B.
Appoints memebrs of Congress
- C.
Appoints judges in the Supreme Court
- D.
Elects the people of the US to general elections
Correct Answer
A. Elects the President of the US -
- 14.
What document does the US Constitution build upon?
- A.
Declaration of Independence
- B.
Warsaw Pact
- C.
14 Points
- D.
Treaty of Paris
Correct Answer
A. Declaration of Independence -
- 15.
NC had the smallest slave population in the South.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 16.
Yeoman is another word for gentry
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 17.
The Great Wagon Road was the Central pathway that most settlers used from 1735-1775 in the Southern US.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 18.
Why was the War of 1812 known as the "War for Second Independence"?
- A.
The war was fought with the French
- B.
The war was fought against the British again- if the US lost, we could have been colonies again
- C.
The main reason it was called this is because it was the second time we went to war as a nation
- D.
No importance to this name at all, James Madison just called it this for memorial purposes
Correct Answer
B. The war was fought against the British again- if the US lost, we could have been colonies again -
- 19.
Which cause of the War of 1812 does not belong?
- A.
Impressment of US Sailors
- B.
Blockade of American Ships by the French and the British
- C.
War Hawks in Congress who were eager to go to war with England
- D.
Dolley Madison burning the White House
Correct Answer
D. Dolley Madison burning the White House -
- 20.
How did the War of 1812 greatly help the American economy?
- A.
The US made own goods and items since trade difficulties occurred with embargo and blockades
- B.
James Madison encouraged trade with the other nations of the world after the war
- C.
Native Americans gave up fighting with the US people and the economy began to grow
- D.
Thomas Jefferson sent the French out of the nation
Correct Answer
A. The US made own goods and items since trade difficulties occurred with embargo and blockades -
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