History Review-Q3

1.

1 point

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo increased the size of the U.S. by __________ percent.

2.

1 point

Immediately after defeating the Mexican army, Texas

joined the Mexican federation.

was annexed by the U.S.

became an independent nation.

raised an army to take over California.

3.

1 point

When Jackson was elected President in 1828, it was a victory for

elite rich folk.

Democrats.

common people.

Republicans.

4.

1 point

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 removed thousands of Native Americans from their homelands so that

the US was obeying a Supreme Court order to move the Cherokees

there was more land for use by French fur trappers

the land was available for white miners and farmers

Indians would have more freedom

5.

1 point

Which two landmasses did President Polk add to the US?

The Republic of Texas and Florida

Louisiana and the Great Plains

Alaska and Hawaii

Oregon and the Republic of Texas

6.

1 point

Manifest Destiny was the belief that

anyone could become anything

America should take over the entire world

immigration should be limited

it was America's fate to settle land all the way to the Pacific Ocean

7.

1 point

Explorations along the Oregon Trail, Santa Fe Trail, and the Mormon Trail led to

the formation of the Underground Railroad

the annexation of Texas

the recolonization of Africa by former slaves

the settlement of the West and the Great Plains

8.

1 point

A long term effect of the conflict between Mexico and America that we still see today is

a cultural blending of language, food, music, and art.

continued fighting between the two countries.

Mexico's control of parts of California and Nevada.

lawsuits looking for a return of land.

9.

1 point

Who wrote the "North Star" newspaper?

Sojourner Truth

Nat Turner

Frederick Douglass

Harriet Tubman

10.

1 point

How could the "Trail of Tears" be described?

an involuntary 800-mile march from Indian homelands to western territories

salty tears on the face of an Indian found in jail

a line that connects Seminole Indians settlements up and down Florida's east coast

streams of blood flowing from the Sauk Indians at the end of the Black Hawk War

11.

1 point

Clay tried to renew the charter for the National Bank early. In response, President Jackson,

appointed a new bank president.

vetoed the bill that would renew it.

moved the bank.

increased the national debt.

12.

1 point

One of the causes of the Mexican American War were disagreements over

the Texas and Mexican border

fishing rights

immigration

water rights

13.

1 point

What was the "cotton belt?"

Mexican fields where scientists tried to grow genetically modified cotton

an area stretching from South Carolina to Texas that grew most of the country's cotton crop

a southern region of the U.S.

a long strip of land in the south were cotton crops were killed by a disease in the 1830's

14.

1 point

How did President Jackson respond to the Supreme Court ruling in "Worchester vs. Georgia?"

He ignored it

He vetoed it

He sent the army to enforce it

He led an attack on Cherokee settlements

15.

1 point

Why did John Brown raid the federal armory at Harper's Ferry?

to gain support for the Federalist movement

to touch off a slave uprising

to end Virginia's support for state's rights

to start a civil war

16.

1 point

Nat Turner organized violent rebellions against slavery. Nat believed that he was on a mission from ______________.

17.

1 point

What was Mexico's official position on the importation of slavery into their territory?

They didn't have an official position

Only pre-existing slaves were allowed. No new slaves could enter.

It was illegal

It was allowed

18.

1 point

Why is the Gadsden Purchase significant?

it allowed the U.S. to create more Indian Territories

it brought California into the Union

it created the modern day border between the U.S. Mexico

it settled the Oregon and Canadian border