Westward Expansion

How did North Carolina earn the Rip Van Winkle State nickname?

• he was our state's mascot

• it seemed we were moving too fast as far as progress

• it seemed NC was asleep as the rest of the nation progressed

• literally everyone in NC fell asleep for 20 years

Who was Archibald Debow Murphy?

• during his lifetime, he was the governor who prevented the constitution from being revised

• during his lifetime, he was a political reformer who supported internal improvements in North Carolina

• during his lifetime, he was the President who finally changed the constitution of North Carolina

• during his lifetime, he was a farmer who invented a new type of fertilizer

How did the gold rush in North Carolina begin?

• when gold was found in California in 1849

• when gold was found in Blackbeard's treasure in Bath

• when gold was found on Reed's land in Cabarrus County

• when gold was found in old man Harwood's backyard

What was the Trail of Tears?

• it was when the Native Americans marched to Washington, D.C. to plead with Andrew Jackson

• it was when the Native Americans marched to reservation land in Oklahoma...thousands died

• it was when the Native Americans cried as they were put on boats and sent overseas

• it was when Andrew Jackson led his troops into the Seminole War in Florida

When did expansion in the United States begin?

• with the doubling of its size with the Mexican American war

• with the doubling of its size with the Louisiana Purchase

• with the doubling of its size with the forming of the Confederate states

• with the tripling of our country when we conquered Canada

Which one of the following was NOT one of the lasting impacts of the War of 1812?

• Native Americans began to be removed from their land

• the White House had to be rebuilt

• writing of the Star Spangled Banner

• America's conquering of Canada

From whom did President Jefferson buy the Louisiana Territory?

• France

• Britain

• Spain

• Mexico

What did the Indian Removal Act do?

• paid the Indians fairly for their land

• gave them a choice as to where they would like to live

• forced them off treaty-protected land

• made all Native Americans citizens of the United States

Manifest Destiny was a favored and profitable enterprise for all of the following, except:

• Native Americans and the buffalo

• the Presidents and Congress

• farmers, ranchers, and train conductors

• merchants selling supplies to prospectors in California

Thomas Jefferson paid and sent these two men to explore and report on the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase and Oregon Territory.

• Andrew Jackson and Abraham Lincoln

• Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

• John Brown and Harper Ferry

• Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams