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Unit 3: Moving On

Quiz by Joy Kurtz

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  • Q1
    Which of the following acquisitions secured control of North America's longest river, and doubled the size of the United States?
    Gadsden Purchase
    purchase of Florida
    Louisiana Purchase
    purchase of Alaska
    30s
  • Q2
    What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?
    to open Canada to American setllers
    to end the United States' alliance with Great Britain
    to acquire Florida for the United States
    to prevent European expansion in the Americas
    30s
  • Q3
    Which president was responsible for the Louisiana Purchase?
    John Adams
    George Washington
    James Madison
    Thomas Jefferson
    30s
  • Q4
    By the mid-1800s, California was being settled mostly by people in search of
    animal pelts for the fur trade
    wealth from the discovery of gold
    jobs in industrial cities
    trade with American Indians
    30s
  • Q5
    The Indian Removal Act relocated thousands of Cherokees from Georgia to Indian Territory for the purpose of
    creating a wilderness area for use by white fur trappers
    obeying the Supreme Court's order to move the Cherokee
    allowing the Cherokee their freedom from U.S. control
    making the land available for white miners and farmers
    30s
  • Q6
    In the mid-1800s, Americans who believed in the idea of Manifest Destiny thought that
    the United States should expand its territory from the Atlantic to the Pacific
    no new territories should be added to the country
    the Oregon Territory should be equally divided between Britain and the United States
    it was important to maintain good relations with U.S. neighbors
    30s
  • Q7
    What was a result of the Louisiana Purchase?
    The land owned by Great Britain doubled in size
    The land owned by the United States doubled in size
    The land owned by France doubled in size
    The land owned by Spain doubled in size
    30s
  • Q8
    In 1848, European powers threatened to become involved in a domestic dispute in Mexico. President James Polk warned them not to interfere. On which of the following documents did he base his warning?
    The Embargo Act
    The Declaration of Independence
    The Adams-Onis Treaty
    The Monroe Doctrine
    30s
  • Q9
    Why did many Mormons migrate to the western United States?
    to avoid the slavery conflict
    to escape religious persecution
    to pursue gold mining
    to take advantage of cheap farmland
    30s
  • Q10
    Why was the movement of the Cherokee and 5 Civilized Tribes west known as The Trail of Tears?
    Many U.S. citizens did not agree with the government's decision to relocate American Indians
    American Indians were forced from their land and many died on the long journey.
    American Indians only lost half of their land, but still could not live, hunt, or farm on it.
    U.S. citizens knew that the American Indians would never get back their land from the government.
    30s
  • Q11
    How did the War of 1812 affect the United States domestically?
    it weakened citizens' respect for American naval forces
    It increased manufacturing and economic independence
    it created a greater dependence on foreign exports
    it decreased the threat from American Indians west of the Mississippi River
    30s
  • Q12
    By the 1820s, farmers in the midwestern United States were sending crops and raw materials to the East and South. Eastern factories were sending manufactured goods, such as textiles, to the Midwest. This growth of trade was made possible by the invention of the
    cotton gin
    automobile
    steamboat
    telegraph
    30s
  • Q13
    How did the growth of railroads affect the geographic expansion of the U.S.?
    The railroads allowed people and goods to move westward more easily.
    The railroads allowed more people to come to the east coast to work in factories.
    The railroads allowed Americans easier access to the lands of Canada and Mexico.
    The railroads allowed explorers to go west of the Mississippi River for the first time.
    30s
  • Q14
    Which characteristic is most commonly associated with the westward expansion of the United States?
    reformism
    individualism
    mercantilism
    industrialism
    30s
  • Q15
    Which statement below best describes the location of factories in New England during the early 1800s?
    They were located in isolated areas.
    They needed to be close to railroads.
    They needed to be close to coal deposits.
    They were located next to rivers.
    30s

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