Unit 4-Westward Expansion

Which territory does A represent?

• Florida Cession

• Mexican Cession

• Louisiana Purchase

• Oregon Territory

Which territory does D represent?

• Texas Annexation

• Mexican Cession

• Louisiana Purchase

• Gadsden Purchase

What were the forces driving Westward Expansion? Select all that apply.

• the feeling of overpopulation in the eastern United States
• the transportation revolution made it easier to travel west
• new inventions made it easier to be successful out west
• the new opportunity for cheap land
• trying to escape having to take retakes in history class

Which state fought its own revolution, was it's own separate country, and then later annexed by the United States.

• California
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Florida

There were conflicts between white settlers and Native Americans long before the U.S. government forced Native Americans to move west. White settlers wanted more land and would often take it from Native Americans, sometimes with the help of the government. This sometimes led to war between the government and different tribes. Soon after the American Revolutionary War, the U.S. government came up with a new policy, or plan, to get Native American land without going to war. Government leaders thought that if Native Americans became more like white Americans, Native Americans would eventually want to sell their land. The table below shows the government's policy in 1790. Look at the table then select the three actions from the choices below that apply to the new policy.

• practice Christianinty
• learn to read and write English
• immediately leave all their lands
• farm like white Americans

Jackson developed and supported a new policy for working with Native American nations. This policy became the Indian Removal Act, which Congress passed in 1830. The Indian Removal Act gave the U.S. government a way to move Native American nations off of their land. Based on the information below, what did the Indian Removal Act give the president permission to do?

• move Native American nations to smaller areas of land where they already lived and sell the rest.
• let white Americans and Native Americans live together on government lands.
• give Native American nations money and new land in exchange for their land in the East.

The Indian Removal Act passed in 1830. White settlers and government officials began taking Native Americans' land even before the U.S. government made agreements with Native American nations. Many settlers and government officials harassed, threatened, and attacked Native Americans. The U.S. government forced tribes in the North and South to sign treaties agreeing to leave their land. Some Native American tribes felt like they had no choice but to leave. The timeline below shows some important events from 1830 to 1834. Look at the timeline. Based on the timeline below, which of the following is true?

• Many different Native American nations were forcibly removed after the Indian Removal Act passed.
• The Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, and Muscogee were the only Native American nations that were removed.
• The Cherokee Nation was the first Native American nation to be forcibly removed under the Indian Removal Act.

Which of the following states was an independent republic before joining the United States?

• Alaska

• Hawaii

• Texas

• Vermont

What was a significant consequence of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

• Native American nations were given more land in the East.

• Native American nations were forcibly relocated to areas west of the Mississippi River.

• Native American nations were allowed to remain on their ancestral lands.

Which president signed the Indian Removal Act into law?

• John Quincy Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• Andrew Jackson