1. Unit 3 – pretest US History November 12 and 13, 2015
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2. People
Places
W. Expansion Themes
Native Americans
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3. 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

4. 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

5. 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:

6. 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

7. People –– 50 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
The refusal to pay taxes on whiskey led to this major rebellion by frontiers people.
ANSWER:
The Whiskey Rebellion

8. Places – 10 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
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.

9. Places – 20 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
The Adam-Onis treaty gave the United States the territory of
California
Texas
New Mexico
Florida
ANSWER:

10. Places – 30 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
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

11. Places – 40 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
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.

12. Places – 50 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
President Thomas Jefferson bought this thing from Napoleon of France without America’s permission.
ANSWER:
The Louisiana Purchase

13. 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

14. 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:

15. 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:

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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:

19. 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.

20. 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:

21. Native Americans – 40 Points
QUESTION:
American settlement of the Southwest caused Native American villages to
Decline
Revolt
Increase
Attack settlers
ANSWER:

22. 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.

23. Random – 10 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
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.

24. Random – 20 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
Settlers in Texas fought a war for independence against
Spain
Mexico
Native Americans
Great Britain
ANSWER:

25. Random – 30 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
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

26. Random – 40 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
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.

27. Random – 50 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
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.