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Unit 3 – pretest US History November 12 and 13, 2015. People. Places. W. Expansion Themes. Native Americans. Random. 10. 10. 10. 10. 10. 20. 20. 20. 20. 20. 30. 30. 30. 30. 30. 40. 40. 40. 40. 40. 50. 50. 50. 50. 50. People –– 10 Points. QUESTION:
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Unit 3 – pretest US History November 12 and 13, 2015
People Places W. Expansion Themes Native Americans Random 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50
People –– 10 Points • QUESTION: • A major goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition was to • Gather information about natural resources west of the Mississippi • Gain control over the Native Americans living west of the Mississippi • Drive the Spanish out of the lands of the Southwest • Drive the French out of fur trading forts along the Mississippi • ANSWER: • A. Gather information about natural resources west of the Mississippi
People –– 20 Points • QUESTION: • Fur traders who began hunting for pelts in the Rocky Mountains and adopted the way of life of Native Americans were called • Trans-Appalachians • Nomads • Mountain Men • Mormons • ANSWER: • C. Mountain Men
People –– 30 Points • QUESTION: • Which group faced discrimination in many areas before settling in Salt Lake City in Utah Territory? • Mormons • Catholics • Baptists • Protestants • ANSWER: • Mormons
People –– 40 Points • QUESTION: • Secretary of State, John Quincy Adams established a policy that sent a warning to Europe, Spain, and Russia to not interfere in American global politics was called this… • ANSWER: • The Monroe Doctrine
People –– 50 Points • QUESTION: • The refusal to pay taxes on whiskey led to this major rebellion by frontiers people. • ANSWER: • The Whiskey Rebellion
Places – 10 Points • QUESTION: • The Louisiana Purchase is significant because it • Was not approved by Congress. • Nearly provoked war with Spain. • Greatly increased the size of the United States. • Brought Napoleon’s rule to an end. • ANSWER: • C. Greatly increased the size of the United States.
Places – 20 Points • QUESTION: • The Adam-Onis treaty gave the United States the territory of • California • Texas • New Mexico • Florida • ANSWER: • Florida
Places – 30 Points • QUESTION: • During the Westward Expansion movement, wagon trains primarily traveled along this trail, across the vast central plains and the Rocky Mountains. • ANSWER: • The Oregon Trail
Places – 40 Points • QUESTION: • The huge numbers of settlers from the United States in Texas led to • A decline of slavery in Texas. • Mexican independence. • Decreased trade with the United States. • An independence movement in Texas. • ANSWER: • D. An independence movement in Texas.
Places – 50 Points • QUESTION: • President Thomas Jefferson bought this thing from Napoleon of France without America’s permission. • ANSWER: • The Louisiana Purchase
Westward Expansion Themes – 10 Points • QUESTION: • Starting in 1843, settlers moved west in organized wagon trains along • The Mohawk Trail. • The Oregon Trail. • The Great Valley Road. • Forbes’ Road • ANSWER: • The Oregon Trail
Westward Expansion Themes – 20 Points • QUESTION: • Most pioneers who settled west of the Appalachians were • Families looking for good land. • Miners looking for gold and silver. • Missionaries seeking converts. • Bankers from New York and Boston. • ANSWER: • Families looking for good land.
Westward Expansion Themes – 30 Points • QUESTION: • The Transylvania Company employed Daniel Boone and others to cut • The Mohawk Trail into western New York. • Forbes’ Road to Pittsburgh. • The Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap. • The Great Valley Road through the Cumberland Gap. • ANSWER: • The Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap.
Westward Expansion Themes – 40 Points • QUESTION: • The idea that the United States had a divine mission to spread liberty, civilization, and liberty across the continent. • ANSWER: • Manifest Destiny
Westward Expansion Themes – 50 Points • QUESTION: • The discovery of gold in the state of California led to this major world-wide event. • ANSWER: • The California Gold Rush
Native Americans – 10 Points • QUESTION: • Along the California coast during the late 1700’s, Spanish soldiers and priests began building a chain of • Missions and Presidios. • Towns and Villages. • Farming Homesteads. • None of the Above. • ANSWER: • Missions and Presidios.
Native Americans – 20 Points • QUESTION: • One consequence of western expansion for Native Americans was • A rebirth of their traditions. • Lost land and population. • Increased acceptance by white settlers. • Enslavement. • ANSWER: • B. Lost land and population.
Native Americans – 30 Points • QUESTION: • Which of the following had a large impact on the lives of the Plains Indians? • Money • Guns • Horses • Corn • ANSWER: • Horses
Native Americans – 40 Points • QUESTION: • American settlement of the Southwest caused Native American villages to • Decline • Revolt • Increase • Attack settlers • ANSWER: • Decline
Native Americans – 50 Points • QUESTION: • This was a movement of thousands of Native Americans that were forced to resettle to lands to the west. • ANSWER: • The Trail of Tears.
Random – 10 Points • QUESTION: • Which statement best describes population trends in the United States from 1780 to 1830? • The population grew older and gradually decreased in size. • High birth rates caused rapid population growth. • The native American population grew faster than the white population. • Mass immigration from Europe resulted in overpopulation. • ANSWER: • B. High birth rates caused rapid population growth.
Random – 20 Points • QUESTION: • Settlers in Texas fought a war for independence against • Spain • Mexico • Native Americans • Great Britain • ANSWER: • Mexico
Random – 30 Points • QUESTION: • The population explosion from 1780 to 1830 was the result of • An influx of African slaves. • Western European immigration. • High birth rates. • Low infant mortality • ANSWER: • High birth rates
Random – 40 Points • QUESTION: • The Second Great Awakening is best described as • Formal and rigid. • Evangelical and democratic. • Authoritarian and lifeless. • Chaotic and unfocused. • ANSWER: • B. Evangelical and Democratic.
Random – 50 Points • QUESTION: • This was a war led by Colonel Jackson along the Atlantic Coast and Mississippi that was caused by the British supplying the Native Americans with weapons and resulted in the burning and destruction of the White House. • ANSWER: • The War of 1812.