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US History I Unit 5
Test Description: America
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1) What gave the United States the power to remove the Cherokee Indians from their land?
A
The Supreme Court
B
Andrew Jackson
C
The Indian Removal Act of 1830
D
The Constitution
2) What did the Cotton Gin do?
A
Spun cotton
B
Picked the seeds out of cotton
C
Made cotton
D
Grew rice
3) As a result of the Mexican War, the United States gained all the following future states except ______________
A
Arizona
B
Wyoming
C
Nevada
D
Utah
4) What did the American expansionists’ slogan “Fifty-four forty or fight!” refer to?
A
the idea that colonists had the right to Native American land and that Native Americans should change their culture to learn
B
the belief that every American can work hard to get what they want
C
the latitude lines of the northern boundary of the Oregon territory
D
the idea that Americans had the right and duty to expand west
5) The Mexican War was fought over the issue of __________________
A
money
B
control of Texas I
C
Indians’ rights
D
religion
6) The idea that Americans have the right and duty to expand west is best described as what?
A
American System
B
Industrial Revloution
C
American Dream
D
Manifest Destiny
7) Who created a map so that Americans would be able to migrate and settle in the territory gained from the Louisiana Purchase?
A
Andrew Jackson
B
Lewis and Clark
C
John Sullivan
D
Supreme Court
8) The Gadsden Purchase is named after James Gadsden. James Gadsden was the U.S. ____________ who helped negotiate the treaty.
A
Ambassador
B
Explorer
C
President
D
Supreme Court judge
9) How did the Gadsden Purchase benefit the United States?
A
It said that colonists could not settle past the Appalachian Mountains
B
It granted citizenship to Native Americans
C
It allowed the US to purchase more territory from Mexico
D
It called for the government to help with internal improvements
10) Which of the following does NOT describe Henry Clay.
A
Came up with the idea of Manifest Destiny
B
Proposed the American System
C
Was a powerful political figure during the mid 1800’s
D
Served in Congress for several years and even ran for President
11) Along with more 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 Americans travel by land?
A
Railroads
B
Trails
C
Canals
D
Roads
12) The ___________ ___________ was the first national highway which made travel much easier. It connected Maryland to Illinois.
A
First Transcontinental
B
Cumberland Highway
C
Hand Cart
D
Erie Cana
13) New inventions from the Industrial Revolution made farming much easier. Which of the following was not one of those inventions.
A
Cotton Gin
B
Steam Boat
C
Mechanical Reaper
D
Steel Plow
14) The _________ ___________ and the American System created new technologies and internal improvements that encouraged people to migrate and settle in the west.
A
Industrial Revloultion
B
Manifest Destiny
C
Cultural Diffusion
D
American Dream
15) While Western Expansion created opportunities for some people, it had a negative impact of others such as __________.
A
Andrew Jackson
B
Supreme Court
C
Lewis and Clark
D
Native Americans
16) Americans believed that moving west would help them achieve the ___________ ___________. During Western Expansion, this included working hard to expand the nation from coast to coast.
A
American System
B
Manifest Destiny
C
American Dream
D
Gadsden Purchase
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