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1
In what year did the Louisiana Purchase occur?
1798 —
1803
— 1809
81% got this right
The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the U.S.
2
Which present-day state was the final destination of the Trail of Tears?
12% got this right
The Cherokee were forced to relocate to present-day Oklahoma.
3
Order these events: Louisiana Purchase, Texas Annexation, California Gold Rush, Mexican-American War.
1.
Louisiana Purchase
2.
Texas Annexation
3.
Mexican-American War
4.
California Gold Rush
79% got this right
These events were key in U.S. territorial expansion.
4
What was a major cause of the War of 1812?
British navy capturing U.S. sailors
Discovery of gold in Georgia
Monroe Doctrine
U.S. annexing Texas
48% got this right
The British navy's actions were a key cause of the War of 1812.
5
Select the territories gained by the U.S. after the Mexican-American War.
Arizona
California
New Mexico
Louisiana
47% got this right
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the war and expanded U.S. territory.
6
Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Jackson
James K. Polk
James Madison
57% got this right
Lincoln's proclamation declared all enslaved people in Confederate states free.
7
In which present-day country did the Monroe Doctrine aim to prevent European interference?
47% got this right
The Monroe Doctrine was a key U.S. foreign policy statement.
8
How many Cherokee died on the Trail of Tears?
3000 —
4000
— 4634
58% got this right
Approximately 4,000 out of 16,000 Cherokee died during the relocation.
9
Select the amendments known as the Reconstruction Amendments.
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
19th Amendment
64% got this right
These amendments abolished slavery and granted rights to former slaves.
10
What was the outcome of the Treaty of Paris (1898)?
Spain gave up Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines
U.S. annexed Hawaii
U.S. bought Alaska
U.S. gained Texas
57% got this right
The treaty ended the Spanish-American War, expanding U.S. influence.
