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Standard 2: Westward Expansion
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Standard 2.1
1. _____ A major foreign policy success of President Thomas Jefferson’s administration was the
A. passage of the Embargo Act
C. support for the Alien and Sedition Acts
B. victory in the war of 1812
D. purchase of the Louisiana Territory
2. _____ As a result of President Andrew Jackson’s policies, Native American Indians were
A. given United States citizenship
B. gradually allowed to return to their ancestral lands
C. forcibly removed to areas west of the Mississippi River
D. relocated to reservations in Mexico
Use the map below to answer Questions 3 and 4
3. ___ Which geographic feature was the boundary between the United States and French Louisiana in 1803?
A. Rocky Mountains
C. Mississippi River
B. Great Lakes
D. Appalachian Mountains
4. _____ If the Great Plains were shown in this map, they would be located mostly in
A. the original thirteen states
C. the Oregon Country
B. Spanish Mexico
D. French Louisiana
5. _____ A geographic and economic motivation for the Louisiana Purchase (1803) was the desire to
A. own all of the Great Lakes
C. secure land for the Erie Canal
B. control the port of New Orleans
D. annex California
6. _____ The Louisiana Purchase was important to the United States because it
A. secured control of the Mississippi River
C. removed the Spanish from North America
B. closed the western territories to slavery
D. expanded the nation’s boundary to the Pacific Ocean
7. _____ President Andrew Jackson’s policy toward Native American Indians was created to
A. grant citizenship to Native American Indians
B. improve educational opportunities for Native American Indians
C. force Native American Indians to move west of the Mississippi River
D. encourage Native American Indians to become part of mainstream American society
8. ____ What was the dilemma facing Thomas Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase?
A. violate his strict constructionist view of the Constitution
C. bankrupt the new nation
B. force Native American Indians off their lands
D. lead to war with Great Britain
9. _____ The Louisiana Purchase was a foreign policy success for the United States primarily because it
A. eliminated Russian influence in North America
C. ended French control of the Mississippi River
B. ended British occupation of forts on American soil
D. secured full control of Florida from Spain
10. _____ A major reason President Thomas Jefferson authorized the Lewis and Clark expedition was to
A. establish settlements in the Southwest
C. explore a route to the Pacific Ocean
B. remove British outposts from United States land
D. claim California for the United States
11. _____ The United States government is creating memorials along the Trail of Tears because it was
A. the route followed by the first transcontinental Railroad
B. the site of victories by General Andrew Jackson during the War of 1812
C. the location of injustices against many Native American Indians
D. an important road used by settlers going to the frontier
12. _____ One reason President Thomas Jefferson supported the Louisiana Purchase was that he wanted to
A. acquire an established manufacturing region
C. establish a base for controlling the Caribbean
B. maintain control of the slave trade
D. gain full control of the Mississippi River
Standard 2: Westward Expansion
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Standard 2.2
1. _____In which war was Manifest Destiny used to justify United States government actions?
A. Vietnam War
B. Civil War
C. Mexican War
D. Revolutionary War
2. _____The term Manifest Destiny was first used to support
A. laws restricting labor union activity
C. westward expansion to the Pacific Ocean
B. efforts to stop secession of Southern states
D. independence from Great Britain
3. _____ Which term did Americans use in the 1840s to describe the idea that the United States should possess
the entire continent?
A. popular sovereignty
B. Manifest Destiny
C. globalization
D. containment
4. _____ The annexation of Texas and the Mexican Cession are best described as efforts by the U.S. to
A. fulfill Manifest
B. end wars of
C. limit the spread of
D. remove European
Destiny
aggression
slavery
threats
5. _____ The major purpose of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to
A. limit European influence in the Western Hemisphere
B. secure new colonies in the Caribbean
C. guarantee democratic governments in Latin America
D. create a military alliance for the defense of North America
6. _____ In his Farewell Address, President George Washington advised the nation to avoid permanent
alliances because he believed that the United States
A. needed to limit European immigration
B. possessed military power superior to any European nation
C. had no need for the products or markets of Europe
D. would risk its security by involvement in European affairs
7. _____ Washington’s Proclamation of Neutrality (1793), Jefferson’s Embargo Act (1807), and the Monroe
Doctrine (1823) were all efforts to
A. promote military alliances
C. directly support European revolutions
B. aid Great Britain in its war against France
D. avoid political conflicts with European nations
8. _____ The slogan “Fifty-four forty or fight!,” the annexation of Texas, and the Mexican War all relate to
A. the idea of due process
C. the practice of secession
B. the belief in Manifest Destiny
D. the theory of nullification
9. _____ A major purpose of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to
A. avoid involvement in Canadian conflicts
C. establish United States colonies in South America
B. form military alliances with Latin American nations
D. limit European influence in the Western Hemisphere
10. _____ The foreign policies of President James Polk involving Texas, California, and the Oregon Territory
were all efforts to
A. fulfill the goal of Manifest Destiny
C. continue traditional American isolationism
B. weaken the Monroe Doctrine
D. remain neutral toward western territories
11. _____ In the 1840s, the term Manifest Destiny was used by many Americans to justify
A. westward expansion into lands claimed by other nations
C. war with Russia over the Oregon territory
B. the acquisition of colonies in Latin America
D. the extension of slavery into the territories
12. _____ The principal goal of the supporters of Manifest Destiny in the 1840s was to
A. acquire naval bases in the Caribbean
C. expand United States territory to the Pacific Ocean
B. build a canal across Central America
D. convince Canada to become part of the United States
13. _____ What would be the best title for the map above?
A. Wartime Land Acquisitions
C. United States Territorial Expansion
B. Colonial North America
D. British North America Before 1850
14. _____ In his Farewell Address, President George Washington warned against establishing alliances with
European countries because he was concerned primarily about
A. protection of the western frontier
C. French colonization of the Caribbean
B. United States involvement in foreign wars
D. restrictions on trade with Latin America
15. _____ The Monroe Doctrine (1823) was issued primarily because President James Monroe
A. believed the United States should pursue overseas
C. opposed the revolutions taking place in South America
colonies
D. wanted to warn European powers against intervention
B. needed to establish a foothold in Panama for a future in Latin America
canal
16. _____ Manifest Destiny was used to justify an American desire to
A. warn European countries against colonizing Latin
C. control the area located east of the Appalachian
America
Mountains
B. expand the United States to the Pacific Ocean
D. limit the number of immigrants entering the country
17. _____ A primary goal of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to
A. help European nations establish new Western Hemisphere colonies
B. protect the site of a canal across Central America
C. create an opportunity for the annexation of Canada
D. prevent European intervention in Latin America
18. _____ Which action is most closely associated with the term Manifest Destiny?
A. annexing Hawaii and the Philippines
C. deciding to end the War of 1812
B. acquiring territory from Mexico in 1848
D. declaring independence from Great Britain
19. _____ Which policy of the United States was designed to prevent new colonization of the Western
Hemisphere?
A. Carter Doctrine
C. Good Neighbor
B. Open Door
D. Monroe Doctrine
20. _____ The Monroe Doctrine (1823) established the United States foreign policy that
A. encouraged expansion into East Asia
C. opposed the creation of new colonies in Latin America
B. led directly to the Civil War
D. provided foreign aid to developing nations
Standard 2: Westward Expansion
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Standard 2.3
1. _____ What economic change resulted from the transportation revolution before the Civil War?
A. The federal government began to regulate new businesses.
B. The system of slavery on southern plantations began to disappear.
C. Trade between the United States and Europe was sharply reduced.
D. The Northeast became better connected to the western section of the country.
2. _____ During the 19th century, New York was one of the most powerful states in the nation because it
A. offered more civil liberties than any other State
B. produced more presidents than any other state
C. led the nation in achieving political reforms
D. became the financial and industrial center of the nation
3. _____ In the United States, regional differences in economic development are primarily due to
A. geographic factors in various parts of the Nation
C. pressure from various religious groups
B. state and federal election laws
D. settlement patterns of immigrant groups
4. _____ In an outline, which main topic would include the other three?
A. National Road
C. 19th-Century Internal Improvements
B. Transcontinental Railroad
D. Erie Canal
5. _____ During the first half of the 19th century, the construction of canals and roads led to the
A. bankruptcy of several railroad companies in the Mississippi Valley
B. severe economic decline of the South
C. growth of plantation agriculture in Texas and New Mexico
D. expansion of trade between Midwestern farmers and eastern merchants
6. _____ The completion of the Erie Canal in the early 19th century aided the economic development of the
United States by
A. supplying waterpower for running factories and mills
B. providing a shipping route for cotton from the South to Europe
C. lowering the cost of shipping goods from the Midwest to the Atlantic coast
D. supplying water for the irrigation of western farms
7. _____ During the 19th century, the completion of the Erie Canal and the transcontinental railroads
contributed to the industrial growth of the United States by
A. connecting the United States to markets in Mexico and Canada
B. encouraging subsistence farming
C. protecting the United States from low-priced foreign imports
D. making the movement of goods easier and cheaper
8. _____ Prior to 1850, what was a main reason the North developed an economy increasingly based on
manufacturing while the South continued to rely on an economy based on agriculture?
A. Manufacturers failed to make a profit in the South.
B. Slavery in the North promoted rapid economic growth.
C. Geographic conditions supported different types of economic activity.
D. Protective tariffs applied only to northern seaports.
9. _____ The Mississippi River system was an important economic resource during the first half of the
1800s because it was used to
A. produce hydroelectric power
C. transport farm goods to market
B. move immigrants to the Northeast
D. irrigate desert lands
10. _____ What was a major reason that slavery expanded in the South in the first half of the 1800s?
A. The federal government encouraged the importation of enslaved persons.
B. Most early textile mills were built in the South.
C. New inventions led to an increase in cotton production.
D. Federal government regulations favored Southern exports.
11. _____ The mechanization of agriculture in the United States led directly to
A. the decreasing size of the average farm
C. less dependence on railroads by farmers
B. fewer agricultural exports
D. an increase in production
12. _____ What was an immediate effect of the completion of the Erie Canal in 1825?
A. Railroads were forced to reduce their shipping rates.
B. A territorial conflict began with Canada over the Great Lakes.
C. Farmers could more easily ship grain to eastern markets.
D. Prices increased for food products along the Atlantic Coast.
13. _____ During the late 1800s, major improvements to a nationwide system of trade were made with the
A. construction of toll roads
C. use of steamboats on rivers
B. completion of transcontinental railroads
D. construction of a network of canals
14. ____ In the early 1800s, which factor was important in developing Northern manufacturing centers?
A. access to passes through the Appalachian Mountains
C. availability of slave labor in the North
B. development of gold mines
D. abundance of water power
15. _____ How did completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 affect United States commerce?
A. The Midwest became the center of textile production.
B. Western farmers gained better access to East Coast markets.
C. United States exports to European countries declined.
D. New York City lost business as manufacturing centers grew in the West.
Standard 2: Westward Expansion
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Standard 2.4
American Manufacturing by Region, 1860
Region
Factories/
Value of factories
Factory Workers
Workshops
(millions)
(thousands)
New England
20,671
257
392
Middle States
53,387
435
546
West
36,785
194
210
South
20,631
95
111
Pacific
8,777
23
50
Source: Bailey and Kennedy, The American Pageant: A History of the Republic,
D.C. Heath and Company, 1987 (adapted)
Value of goods
(millions)
469
802
385
156
71
1. _____ Which conclusion can best be drawn from the information in this chart?
A. The New England states depended more on agriculture than on manufacturing.
B. The Middle states led the nation in all categories related to manufacturing.
C. Manufacturing production in the Western states exceeded that of the New England states.
D. The Southern states led the nation in manufacturing.
2. _____ The Declaration of Sentiments from the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 proclaimed that
A. the sale of alcoholic beverages should be illegal
C. all men and women are created equal
B. California should be admitted as a free state
D. the abolition of slavery was necessary
3. _____ The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 is often viewed as the beginning of the
A. Native American Indian movement
C. women’s rights movement
B. antislavery movement
D. temperance movement
4. _____ The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 was mainly concerned with
A. expanding women’s rights
C. reducing consumption of alcoholic beverages
B. improving treatment of the mentally ill
D. ending slavery in all the states
5. _____ Which 19th-century event supported the movement for women’s rights?
A. Lincoln-Douglas debates
C. Dred Scott decision
B. formation of the Republican Party
D. Seneca Falls Convention