Westward expansion practice quiz

Which number represents the Louisiana Purchase on this map?

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• 2

• 3

• 4

The United States and Great Britain agreed to divide an area of land that provided a vital route west to the Pacific Ocean called the-

• state of california

• oregon territory

• republic of texas

• louisiana purchase

According to the map, which area did the U.S. acquire as a result of the Mexican-American War?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

A U.S. PRESIDENT warned European nations not to interfere in any part of the Western Hemisphere. Which of the following outlined this plan?

• missouri Compromise

• Monroe Doctorine

• Three-fifths Compromise

• treaty of paris

Which newspaper headline best explains why large numbers of IRISH immigrants arrived in the U.S.?

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Which of the following was a RELIGIOUS motivation that influenced the movement of some settlers.

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  They wanted to strike it rich during the gold rush.

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  They wanted to avoid persecution for personal beliefs.

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  They wanted to grow logging businesses using available lumber.

  
  

• They wanted to use steamboats for transportation

This image shows when the Cherokee Nation and other tribes from lands east of the Mississippi River migrated to what is present-day Oklahoma. This forced march is known as the-

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  Long March

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  Trail of Sorrow

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  March of Madness

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  Trail of Tears

The supporters of the suffrage movement believed that-

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  men should not allow women to vote

• WOMEN were deprived of basic rights

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  new western territories should be slave states

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  European immigrants deserved equal rights

The author of the book is most likely a supporter of the-

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  abolitionist movement

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  Indian Removal Act

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  Mexican-American War

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  suffrage movement

Which of the following wrote the Liberator newspaper and worked for the immediate emancipation of all enslaved African Americans?

• Harriet Tubman
• Frederick Douglass
• Sojourner Truth
• William Lloyd Garrison