Unit 2 GVC Review Challenge Version

Question 1

How were Native Americans impacted by President Jackson’s Indian Removal Policy?

Accepted Answer

They were pushed on to reservations in Oklahoma, Treaties between the US and Indians were broken, Many died, being dragged from their homes and herded West., They were removed from their homelands

Question 2

The Lewis and Clark expedition brought back priceless information about the West but failed to

Accepted Answer

discover a Northwest Passage (water route)

Question 3

Why did settlers risk it all to travel west?

Accepted Answer

for all these reasons

Question 4

All of these groups helped settle the West EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

War Hawks

Question 5

The War of 1812 ended without the US gaining land, but most U.S. citizens felt positive because

Accepted Answer

When trade resumed, the U.S. economy improved., Indians in the Ohio River Valley were no longer a threat., Impressment of American sailors was no longer an issue., Strong national pride (Star Spangled Banner).

Question 6

They made their money from trapping furs and discovered many trails that settlers would follow:

Accepted Answer

Mountain men

Question 7

During the War of 1812, the US fought with

Accepted Answer

Great Britain

Question 8

Why did the Battle of New Orleans take place AFTER the war was officially over?

Accepted Answer

News traveled slowly that a treaty had been signed.

Question 9

Which of these is referred to as “The Trail of Tears”?

Accepted Answer

The forced removal of Cherokees from Eastern US

Question 10

Why did James Monroe not want European Countries in the Western Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

To prevent future colonization of Latin American countries, He wanted America to trade with Latin American countries.

Question 11

Which of these groups were important to the survival of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

Accepted Answer

American Indians

Question 12

Why was the city of New Orleans so important to American farmers west of Appalachian Mountains?

Accepted Answer

It was an important port city.

Question 13

Territory (shaded dark) was gained after the Mexican-American War

Accepted Answer

Mexican Cession

Question 14

Westward expansion and settlement had all of the following effects on Native Americans EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

better employment opportunities

Question 15

What was the importance of Mexican Cession?

Accepted Answer

We gained the present-day states like Nevada, Utah, Arizona., Gold was later discovered in California., It was the fulfillment of our Manifest Destiny., We gained the land through war with Mexico.

Question 16

Which of these was one legacy of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

Accepted Answer

They mapped a route to the Pacific Ocean.

Question 17

Poem written by Francis Scott Key after the Battle of Fort Henry

Accepted Answer

Star-Spangled Banner

Question 18

The United States gained more land under this president than any other

Accepted Answer

James Polk

Question 19

The British army burned _____________ to the ground in August, 1814.

Accepted Answer

Washington D.C.

Question 20

Which of the following is true about beliefs related to Manifest Destiny?

Accepted Answer

US believed expansion would give new economic opportunities.

Question 21

All of the following led to the War of 1812 EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A border dispute in Mexico

Question 22

Which of the following was NOT a danger faced by settlers on wagon trains heading West?

Accepted Answer

Frequent attacks by mountain men.

Question 23

Why were some Americans opposed to the annexation of Texas?

Accepted Answer

Texas allowed slavery.

Question 24

People from all over the world who rushed to California to find gold were known as:

Accepted Answer

49ers

Question 25

Which of the following actions started the war between the US and Mexico in 1846?

Accepted Answer

Mexican troops fired on American soldiers near Rio Grande

Question 26

What major impact did Sacagawea have on the Lewis & Clark expedition?

Accepted Answer

She served as a guide and an interpreter.

Question 27

This group settled in Utah seeking religious freedom:

Accepted Answer

Mormons

Question 28

How did the Mexican War ultimately end?

Accepted Answer

US forces won western land in California from Mexico

Question 29

The belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the continent was

Accepted Answer

Manifest Destiny.

Question 30

Andrew Jackson helped in the acquisition of Florida by

Accepted Answer

invading and taking control of Florida for the United States

Question 31

Who was the US President who acquired the Louisiana territory?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 32

The Monroe Doctrine warned European nations to

Accepted Answer

stop colonizing the Western Hemisphere.

Question 33

This group was more successful at finding gold and were resented by white miners

Accepted Answer

Chinese

Question 34

The main purpose of this map is to show

Accepted Answer

how the United States and Britain agreed to divide Oregon.

Question 35

The purchase of Louisiana

Accepted Answer

doubled the size of the United States.

Question 36

What was the major impact of the Battle of the Alamo?

Accepted Answer

It served as an inspiration for Texas independence.

Question 37

Why did U.S. laws support the removal of American Indians from their homelands?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 38

Which of these was an incentive for settlers to travel to Oregon Country?

Accepted Answer

fertile farmland

Question 39

From what country did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory?

Accepted Answer

France

Question 40

Dolley Madison refused to leave the White House until this item had been saved

Accepted Answer

George Washington's portrait

Question 41

What country claimed the land south of Oregon Country?

Accepted Answer

Mexico

Question 42

Which of the following was an impact of the overland trails?

Accepted Answer

They led to settlement of the West.

Question 43

What was a result of the Louisiana Purchase?

Accepted Answer

Lewis and Clark discovered new plants and animals., The U.S. pushed the French off of the U.S. western border., The United States gained control of New Orleans., Farmers gained control of the Mississippi River.

Question 44

Which of the following is a definition of the annexation?

Accepted Answer

to add an area/region to another country.

Question 45

All of following were results of Texas annexation EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

U.S. gained control of the Mississippi River.

Question 46

The United States acquired land in all of these ways EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

through inheritance

Unit 2 GVC Review Challenge Version

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Unit 2 GVC Review Challenge Version

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