Westward Expansion Test Review

The Oregon Territory was divided between which two countries?

• United States

• France

• Mexico

• Great Britain

• Texas

Which statement best describes the concept of Manifest Destiny?

• It was the trail American Indians took west to resettle on government-sanctioned reservations.

• It was a belief that it was America's right to expand and settle from the Atlantic Ocean to the

  Pacific Ocean.

• It was the philosophy behind Andrew Jackson's decisions to dissolve the Second Bank of the

  United States.

• It was the group that Lewis and Clark took to explore the American West.

What impact did this invention by Robert Fulton have on American life?

• It replaced the transcontinental railroad.

• It enabled the Union to blockade Southern

  ports during the Civil War.

• It improved transportation between industries

  in the North and plantations in the South.

• It improved transportation between Europe

  and the United States.

Which of the abolitionist leaders wrote the Liberator?

• William Lloyd Garrison

• Susan B. Anthony

• Frederick Douglas

• Harriet Tubman

Knowledge of overland trails, such as the Oregon and Santa Fe, was an example of

__________________________ factors that influenced westward expansion.

• Political

• Economic

• Geographic

• Natural

Which suffrage supporter, pictured above, was a former enslaved African American who was known for

promoting equality and justice?

• Susan B. Anthony

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Isabel Sojourner Truth

• Harriet Tubman

During the mid 1800s, the United States obtained a large amount of new territory from different countries. Select the territories that were added to the United States

during this time.

• Oregon

• Georgia

• Texas

• California

• Virginia

Which of the following impacted American Indians between 1801-1861?

• Supreme Court decision that supported the Cherokee Indians' rights to their land.

• Trail of Tears

• The removal of the Cherokee Indians in Georgia due to the discovery of gold.

• Underground Railroad

• American Indian Removal Act

Jo Anderson and Cyrus McCormick worked together to invent the reaper. McCormick

took the new product and sold it at market, which helped to increase the productivity

of the American farmer. McCormick is an example of a(n) -

• Patriot

• Suffragist

• entrepreneur

• abolitionist

During the Seneca Falls Convention, in the Declaration of Sentiments, supporters declared...

• "All men and women are created equal."

• "We have not yet begun to fight."

• "That all are entitled to Life, Liberty, and Property."

• "Slavery is morally wrong."