Westward expansion practice quiz

Thomas Jefferson doubled the size of the United States with the

• California Purchase
• Louisiana Purchase
• Hawaii Purchase
• Alaska Purchase

The United States purchased Florida from-

• Mexico
• Spain
• France
• Canada

Which of the following accurately describes "Manifest Destiny?"

• the idea that expansion was for the good of the country and was the right of the country

• 
  the belief that the United States should settle in South America

• the belief that the country would become the most powerful maritime power in the world.

• the idea that the expansion of slavery was good for the country.

The Gold Rush occurred in which territory?

• California
• New York
• Texas
• Nevada

The image is a result of which of the following? (Select all that apply)

• THE AMERICAN INDIAN REMVAL ACT

• ANDREW JACKSON

• MANIFEST DESTINY

• DISCOVERY OF GOLD

During the Trail of Tears, the Cherokee Nation (iNDIANS) was forcibly relocated to present-day-

• California
• Texas
• Oklahoma
• Florida

Correctly match the inventor(s) with their technology.

• STEAMBOAT

• CYRUS MCCORMICK AND JO ANDERSON

• THE REAPER

• ROBERT FULTON

• COTTONG GIN

• ELI WHITNEY

An entrepreneur is a person who-

• is the first to think of or make something.

• organizes resources to bring a new or better good or service to market in hopes of earning a profit

• studies human behavior and cultures of the past through the recovery and analysis of artifacts.

• works as craftsmen in towns.

Which of the following accurately describes Isabella (Sojourner) Truth?

• Led hundreds of enslaved African Americans to freedom along the Underground Railroad.

• former enslaved African American, was a nationally known advocate for equality and justice.

• wrote the Liberator newspaper and worked for the immediate emancipation of all enslaved African Americans.

• wrote the North Star newspaper and worked for rights for African Americans and women to better their lives.

Abolitionists fought to-

• abolish slavery.

• grant women the right to vote

• secure ownership of property.

• restore Native American lands.