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TESTS FOR HIGHER STANDARDS
HISTORY / SOCIAL STUDIES
MINI TEST
Grade 4
United States Studies to 1865
Standard 4-5
Dr. S. Stuart Flanagan, Professor Emeritus
College of William and Mary
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Tests for Higher Standards in History/Social Studies
Grade 4
South Carolina Mini Test
United States Studies to 1865 4-5
Standard 4-5:
The student will demonstrate an understanding of the westward movement and its impact on the
institution of slavery.
4-5.1
1. Which men were sent to see if there was a river route that could be taken to
the Pacific Ocean?
Boone and Crockett
A Lewis and Clark
B Jefferson and Madison
C Pike and Profit
Use this information to answer the next question.
The brave man set out to find the starting point of the Red River, which was considered to be
part of the southwest boundary of the Louisiana Territory. He tried to climb a mountain in the
Rockies that today carries his name.
2. This selection best describes who?
A
B
C
D
William Meriwether
Zebulon Pike
George Clark
Daniel Boone
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3. The explorer who helped create the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland
Gap into Kentucky was who?
A
B
C
D
Davy Crockett
Meriwether Lewis
George Rogers Clarke
Daniel Boone
4. The main route to the West was opened by the early American frontiersman,
Daniel Boone. This route was called what?
A
B
C
D
Appalachian Trail
Cumberland Trail
Kentucky Road
Wilderness Road
5. Zebulon Pike is remembered for his exploration of the upper Mississippi River,
“The Great American Desert,” and of what?
A
B
C
D
California Trail
Chisholm Trail
Oregon Trail
Santa Fe Trail
Use this information to answer the next question.
6. Which of the trails shown above would lead pioneers over dry, arid territory?
A
B
C
D
California Trail
Lewis & Clark Trail
Oregon Trail
Santa Fe Trail
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4.5.2
7. During the early years of the nation, many Americans believed it was their
responsibility to encourage expansion across the continent and to spread
their way of life. This belief was called what?
A
B
C
D
Era of Good Feelings
Manifest Destiny
Monroe Doctrine
the Homestead Act
8. In the 1800s, many settlers went to California to look for what?
A
B
C
D
good farmland
gold
new jobs
religious freedom
9. Which of the following was NOT a reason for westward expansion?
A
B
C
D
population in the east was growing
farmers wanted more and better land
better economic opportunities
to get closer to the Atlantic Ocean
Use this picture to answer the next question.
10. The picture above most accurately represents what?
A
B
C
D
trails westward
Manifest Destiny
Monroe Doctrine
various types of transportation
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11. Pioneers traveled to the West in search of what?
A
B
C
D
gold
farmland
freedom from their pasts
all of the above
12. Financial growth based on slavery, tobacco, moving Native Americans onto
reservations, war, cheap land, and hard work BEST describes what?
A
B
C
D
colonization period
industrial greed
imperialistic policy
Western expansion
13. After the American Revolution, why did people move west?
A
B
C
D
There was not enough space in the East.
They were looking for a better life.
They were looking for religious freedom.
They were forced to move.
14. After the American Revolution, what did the settlers hope to find by moving
west?
A
B
C
D
religious freedom
free labor
cheap farmland
golden riches
15. All of the following are reasons that settlers moved west in the 1800's EXCEPT
what?
A
B
C
D
chance of finding gold
cheap available land
plenty of available factory jobs
adventure
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16. In the 1800's, many people in the U.S. believed in the idea of manifest destiny.
This is the belief that the U.S. should do what?
A
B
C
D
expand east to the Atlantic Ocean
expand west to the Pacific Ocean
not add any new states
add amendments to the Constitution
4.5.3
17. The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States under which
President?
A
B
C
D
Lincoln
Jefferson
Monroe
Madison
18. In a treaty with Spain, the United States gained which lands?
A
B
C
D
Florida and California
Florida and Texas
Florida and other disputed lands east of the Mississippi River
Florida and the Caribbean island of Cuba
19. How did Texas become a part of the United States?
A
B
C
D
in a treaty with Spain
after it had won independence from Mexico
as part of the Louisiana Purchase
as part of the territory captured in the Mexican War
20. Which territorial acquisition contains mixed shrubs, grassland, and Pacific
coastal evergreen forest?
A
B
C
D
Louisiana Purchase
Mexican Cession
Oregon Territory
Texas Annexation
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Use this information to answer the next question.
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo gave the United States the territory that included California,
Nevada, Utah, and parts of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming. This treaty also
identified the U.S.-Mexican border at the Rio Grande.
21. Which territory acquisition does this describe?
A
B
C
D
Louisiana Purchase
Mexican Cession
Oregon Territory
Texas Annexation
Use this information to answer the next question.
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Spanish power in North America weakened
The U.S. was able to gain additional land with the signing of the Adams-Onis Treaty
of 1819.
The treaty was also called the Transcontinental Treaty of 1819
22. The treaty described above gained the U.S. land in what state?
A
B
C
D
Arizona
California
Florida
Idaho
23. What doubled the size of the United States?
A
B
C
D
the Gold Rush
the Civil War
the Louisiana Purchase
the Oregon Trail
24. In 1803, the United States completed the Louisiana Purchase from what
country?
A
B
C
D
Russia
Spain
France
Great Britain
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4.5.4
25. The Seminole Indians fought against being removed from their homeland by
the United States. The Seminole Indians lived in which area?
A
B
C
D
Texas
Tennessee
South Carolina
Florida
Use this information to answer the next question.
It was 1838. The white man found gold in our Georgia lands. We were told to move. We
wouldn’t go. Then they forced all the Cherokee to move to Indian Territory in the West. We had
to march 800 long and weary miles. We were never the same.
26. This BEST describes the:
A
B
C
D
Trail of Tears
Oregon Trail
Lonely Road
Santa Fe Trail
27. The Cherokee in Georgia said that they were an independent nation and that
the government of Georgia had no legal power within their property. The
United States Supreme Court did what?
A
B
C
D
decided in favor of Georgia
decided in favor of the Cherokee
could not decide
declared war on the Indians
28. What war erupted when Native Americans were found to be hiding runaway
slaves?
A
B
C
D
War of 1812
Seminole Wars
French and Indian War
Mexican War
29. The discovery of gold on Native American land in North Carolina resulted in
what?
A
B
C
D
forced journey now called the Trail of Tears
forced sale of land to wealthy Native Americans
massacre of Native Americans living there
Native Americans and miners sharing the land peacefully
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30. The last major conflict between the United States and Native Americans,
resulting in Americans controlling the frontier, was called what?
A
B
C
D
Battle of Little Bighorn
Wounded Knee Massacre
Ghost Dancers
Yemassee Massacre
4.5.5
31. The largest group of immigrants to migrate to the independent nation of Texas
came from which part of the United States?
A
B
C
D
the southern states
the northern states
the western states
the northeastern states
32. Settlers looking for more farmland and opportunities often took a trail that led
across the Great Plains and the Rockies into the Northwestern part of the
country. What was this trail called?
A
B
C
D
Santa Fe Trail
Wilderness Road
Taos Trail
Oregon Trail
33. This route from Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico, was mainly a trail that was
used for traders more than settlers. This route was called what?
A
B
C
D
Santa Fe Trail
Wilderness Trail
Taos Trail
Oregon Trail
34. The best way for early pioneers to get across the Rocky Mountains to Oregon,
Washington, or California was to take which trail?
A
B
C
D
California
Lewis & Clark
Oregon
Santa Fe
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35. What route would a pioneer most likely take if he were interested in mining
gold, silver, or copper?
A
B
C
D
California Trail
Lewis & Clark Trail
Oregon Trail
Santa Fe Trail
36. Adventurers and fur traders used a wilderness road, connecting Missouri and
Santa Fe and led to the California and Colorado gold fields. This road was
called the what?
A
B
C
D
California Trail
Lewis & Clark Trail
Oregon Trail
Santa Fe Trail
4.5.6
37. People traveling along the Santa Fe Trail were mainly those people who were
looking for what?
A
B
C
D
new farmland
trading opportunities
a place to raise a family
a place to start a church
38. Which group often acted as guides as well as messengers between wagon
trains on the Oregon Trail. They also traded food for goods from the wagon
trains.
A
B
C
D
the Spanish
soldiers
American Indians
the French
39. Which of the following characteristics would NOT have been descriptive of the
typical traveler on the Oregon Trail?
A
B
C
D
determined
strong-willed
lazy
hard working
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40. This sturdy group of settlers who migrated westward was dependent for
survival upon the steel plow, the windmill, and barbed wire. What is the best
name for this group of people?
A
B
C
D
cowboys
farmers
migrants
sheep herders
41. The majority of the Chinese who settled in the United States during the 1800s
came in search of what?
A
B
C
D
economic opportunity
free or low cost farmland
freedom from a cruel government
gold and other minerals
42. The fear of violence and the desire for economic independence led many
people into Kansas and Oklahoma (then called Indian Territory) in search of
new homes. Many were who?
A
B
C
D
African Americans
Latin Americans
Native American peoples
Northern Europeans
43. Many Mormons moved west in the 1800's looking for what?
A
B
C
D
the Northwest Passage
gold in California
religious freedom
furs from trapping
4.5.7
44. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 banned (did not allow) what in the Northwest
Territory?
A
B
C
D
Indians
settlement
guns
slavery
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45. Along with the Fugitive Slave Act, which other decision agreed that slaves did
not have the rights of free men?
A
B
C
D
Dred Scott Decision
Northwest Ordinance
Dunmore Proclamation
Proclamation of 1763
46. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 did not allow slavery north of the 36/30 line.
Which of the following decision removed this restriction?
A
B
C
D
Compromise of 1850
Dred Scott Decision
annexation of Texas
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Use this information to answer the next question.
NEW LEGISLATION TOPICS
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We will discuss how new states will be admitted to the Union
We will provide for the rights and freedoms of our citizens
We will declare that no one born here will be a slave.
47. This BEST describes what?
A
B
C
D
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
48. When Frederick Douglass heard the decision that all African Americans were
not citizens of the United States and could be slaves, he felt this decision
would bring a national movement to end slavery. What was this decision?
A
B
C
D
Compromise of 1850
Dred Scott decision
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
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49. This legislation allowed slavery and stated that citizens of each territory would
decide the issue of slavery themselves. This legislation is called what?
A
B
C
D
Annexation of Texas
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
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