AnswersFL-2100010-MJ United States History A-CRUnit Test

Expansion and Settlement Answers

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A pair of geographic features in the Northwest Territory that made it attractive for settlement in the late 1700s was its

A
rivers and lakes.
B
hills and mountains.
C
deserts and plains
D
hills and valleys.
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Opening the Mississippi River to commerce was especially important to

A
fisheries
B
loggers
C
yeoman farmers
D
manufacturers
3

In 1803, the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from

A
Britain.
B
France.
C
Haiti.
D
Spain.
4

Why was the Mississippi River important to the United States in the late 1700s?

A
It connected the Northwest Territory with the port of New Orleans.
B
It connected the Northwest Territory with the Louisiana Territory and the Caribbean.
C
It gave Western settlers a way of traveling to and from distant places.
D
It allowed Western farmers to transport goods to and from distant markets.
5

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were

A
explorers sent by Jefferson to find a water route to the Pacific.
B
negotiators sent by Jefferson to buy territory from France.
C
leaders of American forces at the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
D
the first and second governors of the Northwest Territory.
6

According to the Northwest Ordinance, a territory became a state when it

A
had 5,000 adult males.
B
had 60,000 adult males.
C
voted to outlaw slavery.
D
offered freedom of religion.
7

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 addressed the issue of statehood in the Northwest Territory by

A
forcing existing states to give up claims to land in the territory.
B
outlining the process for forming new states in the territory.
C
determining that the territory would be considered one large state.
D
dividing the territory into a grid and awarding it to different states.
8

How did the Northwest Ordinance increase sectionalism in the United States?

A
It put the territory under one government.
B
It ensured religious freedom.
C
It laid out a way for territories to become states.
D
It made slavery illegal.
9

The Northwest Ordinance stated that once 5,000 adult males lived in a district, it became

A
a settlement.
B
a state.
C
a territory.
D
an independent country.
10

During the Lewis and Clark expedition,

A
Sacagawea and her child helped smooth relations with American Indians.
B
the explorers found a water route from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
C
the explorers ignored the natural world and focused on American Indians.
D
many skilled people of the frontier helped to smooth relations with American Indians.

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