Governing Plans and Native American Reservations

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2. This is known as a plan of government. • Secede • Constitution • Archeologists • Depression Main Menu

3. Why did Native American groups move to reservations in the 1800s? • The government forced Native American groups to move to reservations. • Native American groups sold their land to settlers. • Native American groups were tired of running from the government. • Native American groups moved to reservations because they did not want to share land with settlers. Main Menu

4. What did President Thomas Jefferson buy from Napoleon in 1803? • Louisiana Territory • Northwest Territory • Spanish Mexico • Spanish Florida Main Menu

5. Why were some Americans unhappy about the groups of immigrants who came to the United States in the 1800s? Why did larger American cities need immigrants? Click Here for Answer Main Menu

6. Why were some Americans unhappy about the groups of immigrants who came to the united States in the 1800s? Why did larger American cities need immigrants? Answer: Some Americans were afraid that immigrants to the United States would take their jobs. They were often nervous about people whose religion or customs were different. However, the large industries growing in the cities needed workers, and many immigrants found work in cities. This caused city populations to grow rapidly. Main Menu

7. This is a period of time when the economy slows down and people lose their jobs. • Secede • Constitution • Archeologists • Depression Main Menu

8. Historians and archeologists believe the first Americans came from Asia. How did these people travel to the Americas? • They walked on land that connected Asia to the Americas thousands of years ago. • They sailed on ships from Asia to the Americas. • They walked on land that connects Asia to South America. • They walked on land that connected Asia to the Americas hundreds of years ago. Main Menu

9. Which is true of the Louisiana Purchase? • Sacajawea played an important role in the sale of the land to the U.S. • Land sold to the U.S. became parts of Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana. • It doubled the size of the United States. • The French kept control of the Missouri River. Main Menu

10. Why were Southerners angry when Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States? How did Southern states respond to Lincoln’s election? Click Here for Answer Main Menu

11. Why were Southerners angry when Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States? How did Southern states respond to Lincoln’s election? Answer: Abraham Lincoln wanted to stop the spread of slavery in the United States. The Southern economy depended on using enslaved workers on their plantations. When Lincoln was elected, many Southerners were angry because they believed he would try to end slavery. Shortly after Lincoln’s election, Southern states began to secede, forming the Confederate States of America. This is how the Civil War began. Main Menu

12. These are people who study the artifacts of ancient cultures. • Secede • Constitution • Archeologists • Depression Main Menu

13. United States did not enter World War II until Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. When did the attack on the naval base take place? • 1938 • 1939 • 1941 • 1945 Main Menu

14. Which Founding Father wrote the Declaration of Independence? • Thomas Jefferson • James Madison • George Washington • Patrick Henry Main Menu

15. Who were Meriwether Lewis and William Clark? What was the purpose of their expedition to the Pacific Coast? Click Here for Answer Main Menu

16. Who were Meriwether Lewis and William Clark? What was the purpose of their expedition to the Pacific Coast? Answer: Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were chosen by Thomas Jefferson to lead an expedition to the Pacific Coast. Jefferson wanted the expedition to find a river route to the Pacific Ocean. He also wanted to make contact with the Native Americans in the region. Lewis and Clark did not find a river route to the Pacific, but they did bring back important information about the land and the people of the West. Main Menu

17. This is to break away or formally withdraw. • Secede • Constitution • Archeologists • Depression Main Menu

18. Who was opposed to the United States in the Cold War? • The Soviet Union • The Nazis • The United Nations • Japan Main Menu

19. Why did many Americans move west in the 1840s? • The West was easy to get to from the East Coast. • The East was becoming too crowded for new settlers. • Settlers and Native American groups were not able to live together in the east. • Settlers moved west in search of land and gold. Main Menu

20. What is communism? Why did communism cause tension between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II? Click Here for Answer Main Menu

21. What is communism? Why did communism cause tension between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II? Answer: Communism is the belief that the government should control everything in a country. The Soviet Union was a communist country that wanted to expand communism in the world. The United States, however, did not want communism to spread. This disagreement caused tension between the two nations and even led to wars in Korea and Vietnam. Main Menu

22. How did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. help pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964? • Dr. Marin Luther King, Jr. organized a union of farm workers. • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led nonviolent protests to support civil rights. • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. refused to give his seat up on a segregated bus in Montgomery. • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. served on the Supreme Court. Main Menu

23. The South was largely a farming region that used enslaved Africans to work in cotton fields. How were the states in the North different? • The North did not have any farms. • The North had factories in its cities and used free labor. • The North was also a farming region, but used free labor. • The North used enslaved workers in its factories. Main Menu

24. Which New Deal program still exists today? • Public Works Administration (PWA) • Works Progress Administration (WPA) • Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) • Social Security Main Menu

25. Why were colonists in North America angry with Great Britain? • Colonists felt Great Britain was taking away their rights. • Great Britain ignored the colonists. • Colonists wanted to vote in the next election in Great Britain. • Great Britain would not let colonists form a new government. Main Menu

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