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History Chapter 10

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 
Which country sold Louisiana to the United States?
a.
Italy
c.
France
b.
Canada
d.
Mexico
 

 2. 
Settlers wanted to cross the Appalachians because ________.
a.
the land on the east coast was filling up
c.
the trip across the mountains was hard
b.
they wanted religious freedom
d.
they were looking for gold
 

 3. 
How did the families travel to the lands west of the Appalachians?
a.
they swam
c.
they walked
b.
they traveled by flatboat or by wagon
d.
they drove
 

 4. 
Life on the frontier was _______.
a.
fun
c.
easy
b.
boring
d.
hard
 

 5. 
Why did the fighting occur on the frontier?
a.
It was difficult to cut trees and clear land.
b.
The Indians did not want the colonists to stay and live on the land.
c.
Indians sold land to the soldiers.
d.
Life on the frontier was lonely.
 

 6. 
Why did the colonists use flatboats?
a.
It gave colonists some leisure time.
b.
It made traveling safer.
c.
It made traveling faster and more comfortable.
d.
It allowed colonists to trade along the shore.
 

 7. 
Who helped build clear a road through the mountains?
a.
Thomas Jefferson
c.
William Clark
b.
Daniel Boone
d.
Meriwether Lewis
 

 8. 
What did buying Louisiana do to the size of the United States?
a.
doubled it
c.
quadrupled it
b.
tripled it
d.
it stayed the same
 

 9. 
What was the name of the road that was cleared through the mountain?
a.
the National Road
c.
the Wilderness Road
b.
the Federal Road
d.
the Road
 

 10. 
Who went along with the Discovery Corps expeditions that led the way for other pioneers and traders.
a.
Meriwether Lewis
c.
Zebulon Pike
b.
William Clark
d.
Sacagawea
 

 11. 
Who helped the Discovery Corps as an interpreter?
a.
Meriwether Lewis
c.
Zebulon Pike
b.
William Clard
d.
Sacagawea
 

 12. 
Who was elected as the second President?
a.
John Adams
c.
James Madison
b.
Thomas Jefferson
d.
Andrew Jackson
 

 13. 
Who was elected third President?
a.
Andrew Jackson
c.
James Madison
b.
John Adams
d.
Thomas Jefferson
 

 14. 
Who became the fourth President?
a.
Thomas Jefferson
c.
James Madison
b.
John Adams
d.
Andrew Jackson
 

 15. 
Who was elected the fifth President?
a.
James Madison
c.
Andrew Jackson
b.
James Monore
d.
Thomas Jefferson
 

 16. 
Who was elected the seventh President?
a.
Andrew Jackson
c.
James Monroe
b.
Thomas Jefferson
d.
John Adams
 

 17. 
What did Lewis and Clark do while on their expeditions?
a.
gathered information about the landforms
b.
gathered information about the plants and animals
c.
gathered information about the climate and cultures of the western world
d.
all of the above
 

 18. 
Congress declared war against Britain.  What was the name given to that war.
a.
Tecumseh War
c.
War of 1812
b.
Louisiana Purchase War
d.
War of Impressment
 

 19. 
Who saved important papers from the White House when the British invaded Washington, D.C?
a.
Abigail Adams
c.
Susan B. Anthony
b.
Dolley Madison
d.
Sacagawea
 

 20. 
Who wrote the poem that is now known as “The Star-Spangled Banner?”
a.
Francis Clark
c.
Francis Scott Key
b.
Francis Bonaparte
d.
Francis Pike
 

 21. 
How many stripes does our flag have, and what do they represent?
a.
13 stripes; it was made when our 13th President was in office
b.
12 stripes; it represents the number of wars/battles the U. S. had been in
c.
12 stripes; represents the original colonies
d.
13 stirpes; represents the original colonies
 

 22. 
What does the stars on our flag represent?
a.
battles
c.
lost soldiers
b.
states
d.
Presidents
 

 23. 
Why did farmers and settlers like Andrew Jackson?
a.
he support industry
c.
he supported the working people
b.
he supported the wealthy
d.
he supported women voting
 

 24. 
How was voting changed after the War of 1812?
a.
white men with little education and money could vote
b.
women could vote
c.
Afican Americans could vote
d.
Native Americans could vote
 

 25. 
What did the Indian Removal Act do?
a.
it forced the Indians to work as slaves
b.
it forced all Indians east of the Mississippi River
c.
it forced the Indians out of the United States
d.
it forced the Indians to give up their horses and guns
 

 26. 
Chief Justice ___________ said it was against the law to force the Indians out.
a.
John Adams
c.
John Marshall
b.
John Madison
d.
John Clark
 

 27. 
President Jackson ignored the ruling and forced the Cherokee to make the 1,000 trip known today as the ____________.
a.
Cumberland Gap
c.
Trail of Tears
b.
Indian Trail
d.
Trail of Fear
 

 28. 
The Indians were forced into a territory that is know present-day __________.
a.
Oklahoma
c.
Nevada
b.
California
d.
Texas
 

Matching
 
 
a.
pioneer
f.
corps
b.
nationalism
g.
interpreter
c.
frontier
h.
source
d.
canal
i.
foreign policy
e.
manufacturer
j.
suffrage
 

 29. 
the right to vote
 

 30. 
the place where a river begins
 

 31. 
a team of people who work together
 

 32. 
a government’s action towards other nations
 

 33. 
someone who uses machines to make goods
 

 34. 
devotion to one’s country
 

 35. 
someone who helps speakers of different languages understand each other
 

 36. 
the edge of a country or settled region
 

 37. 
one of the first of a group of people to enter or settle a region
 

 38. 
a waterway built for boat travel and shipping
 

Bonus
 

 39. 
What state is the Cumberland Gap located?     
 

 40. 
Zebulon Pike tried to climb a tall mountain; it is known as ______________ today.     
 

 41. 
The British forced the Americans to work on their ships; this is called ___________.     
 

 42. 
What Native American was killed in the Battle of Thames?     
 

 43. 
Name two Native American groups that helped the United States in the War of 1812?
 

 44. 
How many stars does our flag have today?     
 

 45. 
Give first and last name of the person who published the first dictionary.     
 

 46. 
What year did Jackson force the Indians to make the 1,000 trip west.
 

 47. 
How many states were there by 1828?
 



 
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