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US History Unit 6
Test Description: Westward movement
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What gave the United S Tate's the power to remove the Cherokee Indians from their land?
A
Andrew Jackson
B
The Constitution
C
The Indian Removal Act of 1830
D
The Supreme Court
2) What did the cotton gin do?
A
Made cotton
B
Spun cotton
C
Grew rice
D
Picked the seeds from cotton
3) As a result of the Mexican War, the United States gained all the following future states except
A
Arizona
B
Wyoming
C
Utah
D
Nevada
4) What did the American expansionists' slogan Fifty-four forty or fight '' refer to?
A
The belief that every American can work hard to get what they want
B
Latitude lines of the northern border of the Oregon Territory
C
The idea that colonist had the right to Native American land
D
The idea that America had the right to expand west
5) The Mexican War was fought over the issue of
A
Money
B
Religion
C
Control of Texas
D
Indian Rights
6) The idea that Americans have the right and duty to expand west is best described as what?
A
American Dream
B
Manifest Destiny
C
Industrial Revolution
D
American System
7) Who created a map so that Americans would be able to migrate and settle in the territory gained in the Louisiana Purchase
A
Andrew Jackson
B
Supreme Court
C
John Sullivan
D
Lewis and Clark
8) The Gadsden Purchase is named for John Gadsden. He was a US. Who helped negotiate the treaty.
A
President
B
Ambassador
C
Supreme Court Judge
D
Explorer
9) How did Gadsden Purchase benefit from the United States?
A
It granted citizenship to Native Americans
B
It said colonist could not settle past the Appalachian Mountains.
C
It called for the government to help with internal improvements
D
It allowed the US to purchase more territory from Mexico
10) Which of the following does NOT describe Henry Clay
A
Proposed the American System
B
Was a powerful political figure during the mid 1800's
C
Served in Congress for many years and even ran for president
D
Came up with the Manifest Destiny
11) Along with new territory in the west and new inventions, internal improvements were needed to help with western expansion. Which of the following is NOT an internal improvement that helped travel by land?
A
Roads
B
Canals
C
Railroads
D
Trails
12) The Was the first national highway which made travel much easier. It connected Maryland to Illinois
A
Hand Cart
B
The Cumberland Highway
C
Erie Canal
D
First Transcontinental
13) New inventions from the Industrial Revolution made farming much easier. which of the following was not one of those inventions.
A
Mechanical reaper
B
Steam boat
C
Steel plow
D
Cotton gin
14) The and American System created new technologies and internal improvements that encourage people to migrate and settle in the west.
A
Industrial revolution
B
American dream
C
Manifest destiny
D
Cultural diffusion
15) While westward expansion created opportunities for some people, it had negative impacts on others such as
A
Andrew Jackson
B
Native Americans
C
Lewis and Clark
D
Supreme Court
16) Americans believed that moving west would help them achieve the .
A
Manifest Destiny
B
American System
C
A american Dream
D
Gadsden Purchase
17) Which is 2 different ways the government tried to change the Native Americans.
A
They moved them from their land and tried to show the. American culture
B
They made them stop hunting and gathering.
18) After the Supreme Court rule the I Dian Removal Act was Constitutional, how did the US gain control of Indian land?
A
They moved them to reservations by force.
B
They let them stay on the land, but pay high taxes.
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