Question by Igtrf Ityhrgfed: PLEASE HELP 10 POINTS TO WHOM EVER IS RIGHT?
1.Why did pioneers in the 1800s want to move to the West?
A)Life there was less difficult than living in the East.
B)Land was more available and less expensive.
C)Many people were getting rich mining for gold.
D)The Homestead Act paid people to settle there.
2.Why did Stephen Douglas want lawmakers to support the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
A)He felt that all of the states south of Missouri should be allowed to apply for statehood.
B)He wanted to lead the new Republican Party that would be formed as a result of the act.
C)He wanted both states to become free states so the Missouri Compromise would be protected.
D)He wanted to encourage the construction of a Transcontinental Railroad from Chicago to the West.
3.What was the southern population’s greatest fear if Congress outlawed slavery?
A)They would be forced to work in the fields themselves to maintain their crops.
B)Their plantations would fail and they would lose their financial security.
C)They would have to compete with African American families for land.
D)They would be forced to move to smaller homes and learn new trades.
4.What main problem did John Ross have with the treaties between the U.S. government and the Cherokee?
A)He felt the treaties were fair and represented the majority of opinions within the Cherokee Nation.
B)He felt more needed to be done to protect the states’ rights to govern all the people within their borders.
C)He felt the treaties did not do enough to provide resources for the well-being of the Cherokee people.
D)He felt the signatures of a few Cherokee leaders on the treaties did not represent most of the Cherokee people.
5.What was the response by the states to Andrew Jackson’s reaction to the Supreme Court decision in favor of the Cherokee in Worchester v. Georgia?
A)Some states chose to begin attacking Native American settlements.
B)Tennessee and Kentucky decided to reject Jackson’s plan for removal.
C)Georgia and other states felt encouraged to remove the Native Americans.
D)Many states began to change their plans for removal to focus more on compromise.
6.Which answer best explains how John Ross helped the Cherokee people during their move to Indian Territory?
A)He helped them move most of their belongings.
B)He moved them in small groups to reduce deaths.
C)He made sure they had plenty of food and water for the journey.
D)He encouraged Cherokee people to stay at the temporary camps.
7.What was the main long term result after moving the tribes to Indian Territory?
A)More than half of all the people in the tribes died of smallpox, cholera, and starvation combined.
B)The tribes thrived in the Indian Territory and they grew dramatically in size over the next decade.
C)Most of the tribes abandoned the Indian Territory within ten years and moved towards the west coast.
D)The federal government broke treaties and white settlers fought to reclaim the land in the Indian Territory.
8.How were the Monroe Doctrine and the Adams-Onis Treaty similar?
A)Both were treaties which protected Native American lands.
B)Both were reasons for the war between the U.S. and Mexico.
C)Both were actions to expand borders and U.S. influence.
D)Both were agreements signed between the U.S. and Spain.
9.How was Europe affected by the Monroe Doctrine?
A)European countries recovered past debts owed to them from the U.S.
B)European countries colonized in the western hemisphere without fear of conflict.
C)European countries benefitted as trade was increased with the U.S. and South America.
D)Europe realized that trying to colonize the western hemisphere would lead to conflict with the U.S.
10.Slavery was defended for many reasons in the 1800s. Which opinion best explains why some citizens of free states might support slavery?
A)Slaves were needed to build railroads and new cities in the west.
B)Escaped slaves should not be protected by the governments of free states.
C)New states should be able to choose whether slavery would be legal or not.
D)Southern agriculture was too important to the U.S. economy to lose slave labor.
Best answer:
Answer by A Person
okok I did a little bit of research and heres what i got for the first 5
1.) B
2.) D
3.)B
4.)A
5.)C
And thats all Im doing pick this as the number one answer please especially since no one elses is gonna help you solve one
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