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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is a treaty?A people originating or living in an area naturallya formal agreement between two countriesTo buy or obtain for oneself sometimes with forcea formal agreement between religious people - 2. Multiple ChoiceCession is the act of ______________.surrendering or giving up something.Obtaining for oneself sometimes with force.any tract of land, region, or districta formal agreement between two countries
- 3. Multiple ChoiceNapoleon sold the entire Louisiana Purchase to the U.S. for __________?$100,000,000$50,000,000$25,000,000$15,000,000
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is Manifest Destiny?
The belief that it was a God-given right to claim lands from coast to coast
The belief Native Americans had a right to their land
A religious term used to explain how to be saved
The belief that all people are equal
- 5. Multiple Choice
As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?
They agreed to give up their land.
They were given their choice of where to live.
They were forced to move west and live on reservations.
They voluntarily moved to Canada and Mexico.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following presidents purchased the Louisiana Territory?WashingtonAdamsJeffersonJackson
- 7. Multiple Choice
Look at the map. What is the section in green called?
Texas Annexation
Mexican Cession
Louisiana Purchase
Florida Cession
- 8. Multiple ChoiceName the blue piece of land.Mexican CessionNorthwest TerritoryTrans-Appalachian WestOregon Country
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the annexation of Texas in 1845, and the Mexican War of 1846 have in common?They brought about a war with Spain.They increased the territory of the United States.Each resulted in territory annexed by the United States.Each involved land forcibly taken from Mexico.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe U.S. bought Florida from what country?FranceGreat BritainMexicoSpain
- 11. Multiple ChoiceHow did the Louisiana Purchase affect the United States?It led to war.It doubled the nation's size.It limited trade opportunities.It led to the discovery of a water route across the country.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWho did the United States buy the Louisiana Purchase from?SpainFranceGreat BritainMexico
- 13. Multiple Choice
Why was Thomas Jefferson interested in buying what became the Louisiana Purchase?
The taxes collected from this sale would help pay for the American Revolution.
The land there was cheap and good for farming.
The British wanted the land, so Thomas Jefferson wanted it too.
The farmers needed to be able to get to the Mississippi river to sell their goods.
- 14. Multiple Choice
How did the Oregon Treaty help the United Stated from going to war?
It established a border between the US and Mexico.
It established American control of what is today Florida.
It established a border between the US and Canada.
It gave the Americans control over modern-day England.
- 15. Multiple Choice
With what nation did the US settle a dispute about a boundary that led to the acquisition of Oregon Territory?
Florida
Spain
France
Britain
- 16. Multiple Choice
What issue kept the US from annexing Texas?
their president
war
slavery
money
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which event resulted in the United States getting the territory known as the Mexican Cession?
War of 1812
Texan War for Independence
Trail of Tears
Mexican War
- 18. Multiple Choice
What geographic advantage did the US gain from the Louisianan Purchase?
the Great Lakes
the Pacific Ocean
the Atlantic Ocean
the Mississippi River
- 19. Multiple Choice
How did the United States gain control of Florida?
By winning the War of 1812
They bought Florida from Spain.
By winning the Mexican War
They bought Florida from France.
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