Question 1
By 1847, __________ had decided the Mormons could not remain in Illinois.
A) Joseph Smith
B) Hyrum Smith
C) Lewis Cass
D) Brigham Young
Question 2
How did the United States government encourage settlement in Oregon?
A) by securing peace with Indians of the region
B) by paying bounties on furs from Oregon
C) by surveying and mapping the Oregon Trail
D) by granting land to potential settlers
Question 3
Which of the following helps explain why the Mormons prospered in Utah?
A) They set up an effective irrigation system.
B) They found gold.
C) They sold supplies to other settlers.
D) They established textile factories.
Question 4
Which of the following was true of the Trail of Tears?
A) Four thousand Indians died in the course of the forced march.
B) Most of the participants in the march were Seminole Indians.
C) It led from Georgia to Mississippi.
D) It was carried out in direct violation of federal law.
Question 5
Throughout the 1830s, the U.S. government pursued the policy of __________.
A) removing Indians from the Southeast
B) assimilating Indians into white society
C) forcing Indians to relocate to the Southeast
D) leaving Indians alone as much as possible
Question 6
Who led the led the Seminole resistance in the Second Seminole War?
A) John Ross
B) Osceola
C) John Ridge
D) Elias Boudinot
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