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W. Expansion
People –– 10 Points
QUESTION:
 A major goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition was to
A.
B.
C.
D.
Gather information about natural resources west of the Mississippi
Gain control over the Native Americans living west of the Mississippi
Drive the Spanish out of the lands of the Southwest
Drive the French out of fur trading forts along the Mississippi
ANSWER:
A. Gather information about natural resources west of the Mississippi
People –– 20 Points
QUESTION:
 Fur traders who began hunting for pelts in the Rocky Mountains
and adopted the way of life of Native Americans were called
A.
B.
C.
D.
Trans-Appalachians
Nomads
Mountain Men
Mormons
ANSWER:
C. Mountain Men
People –– 30 Points
QUESTION:
 Which group faced discrimination in many areas before settling in Salt
Lake City in Utah Territory?
 Mormons
 Catholics
 Baptists
 Protestants
ANSWER:
 Mormons
People –– 40 Points
QUESTION:
Secretary of State, John Quincy Adams established a policy
that sent a warning to Europe, Spain, and Russia to not
interfere in American global politics was called this…
ANSWER:
 The Monroe Doctrine
People –– 50 Points
QUESTION:
 The refusal to pay taxes on whiskey led to this major rebellion by frontiers people.
ANSWER:
 The Whiskey Rebellion
Places – 10 Points
QUESTION:
 The Louisiana Purchase is significant because it
A.
B.
C.
D.
Was not approved by Congress.
Nearly provoked war with Spain.
Greatly increased the size of the United States.
Brought Napoleon’s rule to an end.
ANSWER:
C. Greatly increased the size of the United States.
Places – 20 Points
QUESTION:
 The Adam-Onis treaty gave the United States the territory of
 California
 Texas
 New Mexico
 Florida
ANSWER:
 Florida
Places – 30 Points
QUESTION:
 During the Westward Expansion movement, wagon trains primarily traveled along
this trail, across the vast central plains and the Rocky Mountains.
ANSWER:
 The Oregon Trail
Places – 40 Points
QUESTION:
 The huge numbers of settlers from the United States in Texas led to
A.
B.
C.
D.
A decline of slavery in Texas.
Mexican independence.
Decreased trade with the United States.
An independence movement in Texas.
ANSWER:
D. An independence movement in Texas.
Places – 50 Points
QUESTION:
 President Thomas Jefferson bought this thing from Napoleon of France without
America’s permission.
ANSWER:
 The Louisiana Purchase
Westward Expansion Themes – 10 Points
QUESTION:
 Starting in 1843, settlers moved west in organized wagon trains along
 The Mohawk Trail.
 The Oregon Trail.
 The Great Valley Road.
 Forbes’ Road
ANSWER:
 The Oregon Trail
Westward Expansion Themes – 20 Points
QUESTION:
 Most pioneers who settled west of the Appalachians were
A.
B.
C.
D.
Families looking for good land.
Miners looking for gold and silver.
Missionaries seeking converts.
Bankers from New York and Boston.
ANSWER:
A. Families looking for good land.
Westward Expansion Themes – 30 Points
QUESTION:
 The Transylvania Company employed Daniel Boone and others to cut
A.
B.
C.
D.
The Mohawk Trail into western New York.
Forbes’ Road to Pittsburgh.
The Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap.
The Great Valley Road through the Cumberland Gap.
ANSWER:
A. The Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap.
Westward Expansion Themes – 40 Points
QUESTION:
 The idea that the United States had a divine mission to spread liberty,
civilization, and liberty across the continent.
ANSWER:
 Manifest Destiny
Westward Expansion Themes – 50 Points
QUESTION:
 The discovery of gold in the state of California led to this major world-wide event.
ANSWER:
 The California Gold Rush
Native Americans – 10 Points
QUESTION:
 Along the California coast during the late 1700’s, Spanish soldiers and priests began
building a chain of




Missions and Presidios.
Towns and Villages.
Farming Homesteads.
None of the Above.
ANSWER:
 Missions and Presidios.
Native Americans – 20 Points
QUESTION:
 One consequence of western expansion for Native Americans was
A.
B.
C.
D.
A rebirth of their traditions.
Lost land and population.
Increased acceptance by white settlers.
Enslavement.
ANSWER:
B. Lost land and population.
Native Americans – 30 Points
QUESTION:
 Which of the following had a large impact on the lives of the Plains Indians?
 Money
 Guns
 Horses
 Corn
ANSWER:
 Horses
Native Americans – 40 Points
QUESTION:
 American settlement of the Southwest caused Native American villages to
 Decline
 Revolt
 Increase
 Attack settlers
ANSWER:
 Decline
Native Americans – 50 Points
QUESTION:
 This was a movement of thousands of Native Americans that were
forced to resettle to lands to the west.
ANSWER:
The Trail of Tears.
Random – 10 Points
QUESTION:
 Which statement best describes population trends in the United States from
1780 to 1830?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The population grew older and gradually decreased in size.
High birth rates caused rapid population growth.
The native American population grew faster than the white population.
Mass immigration from Europe resulted in overpopulation.
ANSWER:
B. High birth rates caused rapid population growth.
Random – 20 Points
QUESTION:
 Settlers in Texas fought a war for independence against
 Spain
 Mexico
 Native Americans
 Great Britain
ANSWER:
 Mexico
Random – 30 Points
QUESTION:
 The population explosion from 1780 to 1830 was the result of




An influx of African slaves.
Western European immigration.
High birth rates.
Low infant mortality
ANSWER:
 High birth rates
Random – 40 Points
QUESTION:
 The Second Great Awakening is best described as
A.
B.
C.
D.
Formal and rigid.
Evangelical and democratic.
Authoritarian and lifeless.
Chaotic and unfocused.
ANSWER:
B. Evangelical and Democratic.
Random – 50 Points
QUESTION:
 This was a war led by Colonel Jackson along the Atlantic Coast and Mississippi
that was caused by the British supplying the Native Americans with weapons
and resulted in the burning and destruction of the White House.
ANSWER:
 The War of 1812.