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Unit 2 Quiz: Westward Expansion & the Age of Jackson

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11 questions
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Directions: Please answer the following questions based on your understanding of the course readings and lessons we have done so far in U.S. History.


Directions: Please answer the following questions based on your understanding of the course readings and lessons we have done so far in U.S. History.


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Questions 3-6 refer to key vocabulary and ideas from class discussions.

Question 3
3.

Question 4
4.

Question 5
5.

Question 6
6.

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Question 9
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Question 10
10.

Question 11
11.

Questions 1-2 refer to John Gast’s American Progress painting.


Question 1
1.

Question 2
2.

Which of the following statements describes the role of the legislative branch in the U.S. government?
The legislative branch has less power than the executive and judicial branches.
The legislative branch creates laws for the United States in the US Congress.
The legislative branch includes the office of the president and executes the laws of the land.
The legislative branch interprets the laws of the United States in court cases like Roe v. Wade
The Louisiana Purchase is significant in United States history because it
doubled the size of the country, leading to a period of rapid westward expansion.
ended the Revolutionary War between Britain and the colonists.
strengthened the alliance between the Native American tribes and the U.S. government.
resulted in Louisiana becoming the newest state in the country.
The United States government felt justified in seizing Native American land because
The government viewed Native Americans as inferior and uncivilized people.
The U.S. government provided a treaty that gave wealth to Native Americans.
The Native Americans wanted a way out of the United States.
The Native Americans willingly moved away from their lands.
Indian boarding schools like the Carlisle Industrial School attempted to forcibly ___________________ Native American children to adopt white culture by giving them new names, clothes, and hairstyles.
appoint
assimilate
occupy
secede
Question 7
7.

Question 8
8.

In the excerpt, Jackson suggests that
a large amount of white settlers would gain the land that once was inhabited by a smaller group of Indians

the two tribes he mentioned pose the greatest challenge to land claimed by Americans in southern states.
he wishes to punish the American Indians for their alliances to the British and French in previous wars.
he will protect the native settlers by keeping white colonists from immigrating from the area.
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
Line 3-5 (“Two important...obvious advantages”)
Line 6-7 (“The consequences…Indians themselves”)
Line 7-8 (“It puts...the Indians”)
Line 8-9 (“It will...savage hunters”)
Extra Credit: There was a row between the oarsmen about who would row first in the competition.

What does the first "row" mean?
Paddle
Line
Argument
Racket
The painting exemplifies the term Manifest Destiny, which refers to
the idea that Americans had the right to own land in the West.
an urging for the United States settlers to trade with Native Americans.
a prediction of war between the North and South.
God’s punishment for American’s harsh treatment of Native Americans.
What is the “angel” in the painting bringing westward with her?
Peaceful blending of Native American and white cultures.
Industrialization, progress and new inventions.
Freedom for enslaved peoples in the new territory.
War between white settlers and Native Americans.
The word “consummation” in line 3 most nearly means
conclusion
start

beginning
realization
The word “induce” in line 4 most nearly means
dissuade
prevent

encourage
challenge