Topic 4 content check 6a,b,c,d,f - John Miller | Biblioteka

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The purpose of Lewis and Clark's expedition was to:

Establish a colony in California.

Create maps and collect data.

Confirm the discovery of gold in California.

Create allies with Native American tribes.

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From which nation did the U.S. acquire Florida?

France

Great Britain

Spain

Mexico

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From which nation did the U.S. acquire Florida?

France

Great Britain

Spain

Mexico

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The largest land acquisition in U.S. history that doubled our size was:

The Texas acquisition.

Annexation of California.

Purchase of the Louisiana Territory.

The Florida Cession.

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Which of the following was an impact of U.S. territorial expansion?

The American government forcibly removed American Indians from their ancestral land.

New American Indian territory would remain untouched by the American government.

The US government cooperated with the American Indian people to find a place for them to live.

The US government compensated (paid) the American Indians for their land.

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Where was the boundary between the U.S. and Great Britain established in the Northwest U.S.?

48th Parallel

49th Parallel

50th Parallel

47th Parallel

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All of the following are proclamations of the Monroe Doctrine except:

European involvement in the Western Hemisphere would be considered a threat to the U.S.

The U.S. would not tolerate European colonization in the Western Hemisphere.

The U.S. government and European governments are incompatible.

European nations could keep their previous colonies in the Western Hemisphere but not create any new ones.

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What is the name of the famous fort in Texas where many Americans fought to the last man for Texan independence?

Utah

Horseshoe Bend

Mims

Alamo

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Which of the following was a cause of the War of 1812?

Mexico became free from Spanish rule.

Slavery increased in the South.

British harassment of American merchants and their ships.

French alliances with Native Americans.

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Which of the following was not a state acquired through the Mexican Cession?

California

Arizona

Oregon

New Mexico

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What happened following the War of 1812?

The condition of the country's roads, canals, and railroads got worse.

Southern plantations became illegal.

Native Americans and the Americans started an alliance.

The American System improved our economy and infrastructure.

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Impressment was -

The harassment of American merchants and their ships.

Secret alliances between the English and Native Americans.

The creation of new money to combat war debt.

Coordination between the French and the British to harass Americans.

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During the War of 1812, where did Federalists meet to discuss secession from the U.S.?

The Battle of New Orleans

The Constitutional Convention

The Hartford Convention

The American System

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Which political system rewarded loyalists and supporters with government jobs?

Civil Service System

American System

Spoils System

Job System

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What issue were the Know-Nothings organized around?

Immigration

Women's equality

Abolition of slaves

Temperance

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What issue was important to the Whig Party?

Women’s equality

Immigration

Temperance

Abolition of slaves

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Whose presidency was known as the “Age of the Common Man?

Andrew Jackson

James Madison

Thomas Jefferson

John Quincy Adams

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Universal male suffrage during Jackson's presidency led to what?

A decline in the influence of political parties.

Religious leaders holding elected office.

Federal jobs being held by qualified individuals.

An increase in voting and political participation.

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Whose presidency is associated with Manifest Destiny and the acquisition of Oregon and the Southwestern U.S.?

Polk

Jackson

Jefferson

Adams

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The artist of the painting above would most likely agree with which of the following statements?

The United States was destined to expand across North America

European nations could no longer colonize in the Western Hemisphere

The expansion of slavery in the Western territories

Internal improvements helped expand American industry northward

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Which of the following was an idea promoting U.S. expansion from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean known as?

The Trail of Tears

The Era of Good Feelings

The Era of the Common Man

Manifest Destiny

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