Westward Expansion

Westward Expansion

9th - 12th Grade

11 Qs

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Westward Expansion

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 was important to the development of the nation because it
linked the industrial centers of the North and the South
allowed the United States Navy to defend the Great Lakes
forced the Spanish to sell Florida to the United States
increased trade between the East Coast and the Midwest

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which quotation best represents the idea of Manifest Destiny?
“American interests are best served by strict isolationism.”
“The passage of protective tariffs will encourage industrial development.”
“Immigration is the key to the nation’s economic growth.”
“The United States has a duty to spread American ideals westward.”

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A major reason for President Andrew Jackson’s policy toward the Cherokee Nation was to
provide Native American Indians with better farmland
obtain land from Native American Indians for white settlers
enforce the United States Supreme Court decision in Worcester v. Georgia (1832)
gain the political support of Native American Indians

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Erie Canal played a large role in the settlement of the Midwest because it provided a link between the Atlantic Ocean and the
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Ocean
Missouri River
Great Lakes

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Base your answer to the question on the map below and on your knowledge of social studies.
Based on the map, the Erie Canal and Hudson River contributed directly to the
decisions to restrict immigration
rapid increase in population in upstate New York
settlement of New England
acquisition of land from Canada

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the 1830s, President Andrew Jackson supported the Indian removal policy because
white settlers desired the land on which Native American Indians lived
Native American Indians were attacking southern cities
he wanted to punish Native American Indians for their political opposition
he sought complete control of Texas by the United States

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Base your answer to the question on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.
…I have no motive, my friends, to deceive you. I am sincerely desirous to promote your welfare. Listen to me, therefore, while I tell you that you cannot remain where you now are.
Circumstances that cannot be controlled, and which are beyond the reach of human laws, render it impossible that you can flourish in the midst of a civilized community. You have but one remedy within your reach. And that is, to remove to the West and join your countrymen, who are already established there. And the sooner you do this the sooner you will commence your career of improvement and prosperity….
— President Andrew Jackson, 1835
Which group of people was President Jackson addressing?
African Americans
Asian Americans
Mexican Americans
Native American Indians

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