US History Quiz

Which of the following statements describe the Louisiana Purchase?

• France bought Louisiana and western territories from the United States

• The United States bought New Orleans and territory west of the Mississippi River

• The United States bought Louisiana and territory east of the Mississippi River

• Lewis and Clark bought Louisiana from the United States in 1805.

What happened to bring settlers to California?

• oil

• land

• gold

• buffalo

The Oregon Trail l was

• the route settlers followed as they moved west

• the secret route used to help slaves escape to freedom

• the first water route that led to the Pacific Ocean

• used to move Native Americans to reservation

What contributed most to the development of mining towns in the west?

• the discovery of oil

• the relocating of Native Americans

• the discovery of gold

• the invention of the steam locomotive

During the California gold rush.

• larger numbers of Native Americans went to California in search of gold.

• thousands of people moved out of California

• many people moved to California hoping to get rich

• the US government would not allow mining of gold

How did people travel along the Oregon trail

• by plane

• by train

• by covered wagons

• by boat

As settlers moved west Native Americans often

• married settlers and lived peacefully

• lived peacefully among the whites

• were forced off of their land

• became soldiers for the US government

Which of the following is one reason the United States and Great Britain fought during the War of 1812

• The United States was trying to take over British colonies in North America.

• The United States wanted Europeans to stay out of the Western Hemisphere.

• Great Britain was making it hard for the United States to trade with other countries.

• Great Britain was trying to gain control of all trade on the Mississippi River and in the Louisiana Territory.

What was one of the government's reasons for forcing American Indians to leave their homelands during the 1800s?

• to punish them for not fighting in the American Revolution

• to give them better access to education and job opportunities

• to open American Indian lands for settlement by white settlers

• to allow the government to sell American Indian land to Canada

How did the Louisiana Purchase affect American Indians?

• American Indians were only allowed to keep their lands if they bought the land around them.

• As more Americans settled in western territories American Indians peacefully integrated into American society.

• American Indians were forced off their lands as more Americans moved into the Louisiana Purchase territory.

• Many American Indians became wealthy by selling their land to Americans that wanted to settle in the American West.