Social Studies MP 3 Benchmark

The border between the Louisiana Purchase and the United States is ________.

• The Mississippi River

• New Spain

• The British Territory

• Spanish Florida

How did the Mississippi Purchase change the United States?

• It gave the Mississippi River to the French

• It doubled the size of the United States

• It changed the country's language

• It started the American Revolutionary War

Name three things Thomas Jefferson told Lewis and Clark to look for an their expedition.

• new travel routes

• settlements

• more land to buy

• new plants and animals

Which of the following best describes the change that occurred in Louisiana after the French sold to Louisiana of the Americans?

• Louisiana had a new religion.

• Louisiana had a new language.

• Louisiana had a new flag.

• Louisiana increased its trade with America.

Which factors most led to increased immigration to the United States and its territories in the 1800s? Choose two correct answers.

• a desire to leave places with small populations

• a desire to move to a place with a different culture

• a desire to leave places with hot and rainy weather

• a desire to move to a new place with economic opportunities

• a desire to leave places with political and social disorder

Which statement best describes how people moved to the west to mining towns like Gold Hill changed their physical environment?

• They moved dirt to create canals.

• They cut down down trees to build railroads.

• They plowed the soil to plant new crops.

• They dug into the earth for resources.

Irish immigrants helped the United States by _________

• leaving their old country for America

• having important effects

• being necessary to life in America

• making up a large amount of the working population in the cities

Select the TRUE statement

• Coastal areas are rich in resources

• Large cities only develop in the East

• There is no migration in modern times

• Australia is too cold to support settlements

Why was the Seminole tribe transported by ship?

• The Oklahoma Territory had an ocean harbor

• It was the shortest route to the new tribal lands

• An overland march would invade Spanish lands

• The Cherokee refused to walk with the Seminoles

What was the effect of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• There was a major reduction in trade

• American Indian lands became isolated

• It provided a defense against Mexican invasion

• More settlers had access to the western territories