Westward Expansion

Which event doubled the size of the United States and was a major achievement of President Thomas Jefferson?

• Boston Tea Party

• Louisiana Purchase

• Declaration of Independence

• Mexican-American War

Which act signed into law by President Andrew Jackson resulted in the forced relocation of Native American tribes from their ancestral lands?

• Cherokee Removal Act

• Indian Removal Act

• Native American Relocation Act

• Trail of Tears

Which Supreme Court case ruled that the Cherokee Nation was not a foreign nation and therefore did not have the right to sue in a federal court?

• Worcester v. Georgia

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Marbury v. Madison

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

What political movement emphasized the common man and expanded suffrage to more white males during the presidency of Andrew Jackson?

• Democratic Party

• Federalist Party

• Green Party

• Whig Party

What term is used to describe the political system in the United States where power is divided between two major political parties?

• Two-party system

• Multi-party system

• No-party system

• Single-party system

Which religious revival movement swept through the United States in the early 19th century, leading to increased religious fervor and social reform?

• First Great Awakening

• Third Great Awakening

• Fourth Great Awakening

• Second Great Awakening

What term is used to describe the belief that it was the destiny of the United States to expand its territory from coast to coast?

• Isolationism

• Imperialism

• Colonialism

• Manifest Destiny

Which technological advancement played a significant role in the westward expansion of the United States in the 19th century?

• automobile

• telegraph

• railroad

• airplane

Which president was responsible for the Indian Removal Act and the forced relocation of Native American tribes?

• George Washington

• Andrew Jackson

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

Which political party emerged as a result of the split in the Democratic-Republican Party during the presidency of Andrew Jackson?

• Democratic Party

• Republican Party

• Federalist Party

• Whig Party