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- 1. Multiple ChoiceIn 1775, I opened the Wilderness Road to Kentucky. I crossed the Appalachian Mountains and established Boonesborough Fort. Who am I?Zebulon PikeDaniel BooneLewis and ClarkMeriwether Lewis
- 2. Multiple ChoiceI went exploring the Southwest two times. I discovered, but did not climb a mountain peak in Colorado. Who am I?Zebulon PikeLewis and ClarkWilliam ClarkDaniel Boone
- 3. Multiple ChoiceOur expedition mapped the territory from Missouri to Oregon Territory. We crossed the Rocky Mountains and reached the Pacific Ocean. Who are we?Zebulon PikeThomas JeffersonDaniel BooneLewis and Clark
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThis land was bought from France by Thomas Jefferson. It doubled the size of the United States.Annexation of TexasOregon TreatyMexican CessionLouisiana Purchase (1803)
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat was Thomas Jefferson’s idea of Manifest Destiny?We would all live in peace in the United StatesThe United States would span from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.Our country would become the strongest country in the World.Everyone would have food and water.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThis land was purchased from Spain in 1819, for $5,000,000. It was important for the United States to purchase this land because Seminole Indians were raiding settlements in the United States and runaway slaves were using the area for escape. Which land acquisition is being described?Louisiana PurchaseAnnexation of TexasFlorida PurchaseNorthwest Territory
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThis area was explored by Lewis and Clark, but was claimed by four different countries. Eventually, a treaty was drafted to divide this land between Britain and the United States. The 49 ° parallel from the Pacific to the Rocky Mountains became the boundary line. What land acquisition is being described?Louisiana PurchaseOregon CountryMexican CessionAnnexation of Texas
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThis area was an independent republic for 9 years before becoming part of the United States. It was finally under control of the United States and this angered Mexico. The war lasted two years, but the United States took claim of this land. Which land acquisition is being described?Annexation of TexasLouisiana PurchaseMexican CessionFlorida Purchase
- 9. Multiple ChoiceBetween 1838 and 1839, the U.S. Army forced about 15,000 Cherokees to travel about 1,000 miles to Indian Territory. Which event is being described?Trail of TearsSanta Fe TrailOregon TrailSeminole Wars
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat were the three motives for moving West? Why did we want to move?Bigger land, more food, more waterManifest Destiny, economic opportunity, and rich farmlandThe Oregon Trail was fun to travel.Trees, sugar, and rivers
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich change in slavery allowed California to enter as a free state and also included the Fugitive Slave Act?The Missouri Compromise in 1820The Compromise of 1850The Northwest Ordinance of 1787The Kansas-Nebraska Act
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich legislation admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state in order to keep the number of free and slave states even?The Missouri Compromise in 1820The Annexation of TexasThe Northwest Ordinance of 1787The Kansas-Nebraska Act
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich legislation said that the states made out of the Northwest Territory (Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan) could not have slavery? It was the first time that the national government took a stand against slavery and was motivated by the Declaration of Independence’s statement that “all men are created equal.”The Missouri Compromise in 1820The Northwest Ordinance of 1787The Dred Scott DecisionThe Kansas-Nebraska Act
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThis legislation was an attempt by the Supreme Court to end the controversy over free and slave states. It said that slaves were the personal property of slave owners and that the government could not take slaves away from their owners. It said that the government could not limit slavery and slave owners could take their slaves wherever they wanted.The Missouri Compromise in 1820The Dred Scott DecisionThe Northwest Ordinance of 1787The Kansas-Nebraska Act
- 15. Multiple Choice“Bleeding Kansas” was the nickname given to this Act because both people that were against slavery and people that wanted slavery moved to this area to vote for their belief.The Missouri Compromise in 1820The Dred Scott DecisionThe Kansas-Nebraska ActThe Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Act
- 16. Multiple ChoiceAndrew Jackson sold Cherokee land in Georgia and federal troops pushed 15,000 Cherokees out of their homes. The law passed in Congress that made these Indians move was known as theSeminole WarsOregon TrailIndian Removal ActTrail of Tears
- 17. Multiple ChoiceLook at your map of the Land Acquisitions. For the test you will need to label them on a map.See mapSee map
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