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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat was one result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent countryCompeting Seminole and Spanish claims in West Florida were resolvedThe British navy agreed to stop pressing American sailors into serviceBritish territory in eastern Canada was ceded to France.
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Which area on the map did the United States acquire as a result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783 that ended the American Revolution?1234 - 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich area did the US acquire in 1803?1236
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat was one effect of the acquisition of the area by the United States?
Its annexation led to conflict with both France and Great Britain.It led to violence over the issue of westward extension of slavery.It caused a border dispute with Mexico, leading to the U.S.-Mexican War.It doubled the area of the United States and gave it control of the Mississippi River. - 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich area did the US acquire from France?1236
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe numbered river on this map played a major role in —the defeat of British troops at the Battle of Saratogathe exploration of new territory acquired from Francethe defeat of British invaders at the Battle of Fort McHenrythe settlement of territory previously claimed by the Dutch
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich area on the map did the United States acquire as a result of the Adams-Onis Treaty?1234
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich number on the map is located in an area purchased by the United States from Spain for $5 million in 1819?1234
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these characteristics also describes these two states?Founded as work colonies for debtorsFormer slave statesWere havens for religious dissentersFormer Spanish colonies
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich numbered area did the United States acquire in 1846 after negotiations with Great Britain?1234
- 11. Multiple ChoiceAs a result of the Oregon Treaty, the United States achieved its goal of —expanding westward to the Pacific Oceanacquiring land for a southwestern railroadreserving western territory for American Indianssecuring the southern border of the country
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe United States acquired the Oregon Territory when -a treaty divided U.S. and British claims to the landMexico sold the territory to the United States for $10 millionthe territory's settlers voted for annexation by the United StatesRussia sold the land to the UnitedStates for $7.2 million
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich numbered area did the United States acquire in 1846 after negotiations with Great Britain?3456
- 14. Multiple Choice______________ in 1845 by the United States, was one of the causes of war with Mexico.Manifest DestinyThe Northwest OrdinanceAnnexation of TexasTreaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich reason did the United States give for declaring war against Mexico in 1846?To overturn a corrupt Mexican governmentTo defend U.S. territory from Mexican aggressionTo end a Mexican slave rebellionTo respond to attacks on U.S. merchant ships by Mexican pirates
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich event on the time line contributed most directly to the outbreak of the U.S.-MexicanWar?1234
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these best completes the diagram?CaliforniaNevadaTexasFlorida
- 18. Multiple ChoiceIn 1846, war broke out between the United States and Mexico. What was the main cause of this war?issues arising over the boundaries of Texasa dispute over the number of settlers in the Oregon Territorythe discovery of gold in Californiathe relocation of American Indians from the Southeast
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich map shows the boundaries of the United States just after the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?abcd
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe ___________________________ended the Mexican War. The US gained Mexican Cession.Manifest DestinyNorthwest OrdinanceAnnexation of TexasTreaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the outcome of the signingof the 1848 Treaty of GuadalupeHidalgo?The United States gained control of OregonMexico ceded territory to the United StatesThe Republic of Texas was establishedMexico achieved independencefrom Spain.
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best completes the diagram above?Slaveholding statesBordered by the PacificFormerly part of MexicoDependent on heavy industry
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best replaces the question mark in the diagram above?Former Mexican territoryDependent on slaverySettled by MormonsLarge coal deposits
- 24. Multiple ChoiceThe names on this map best reflect which of the following?Family names of early pioneers in the WestThe impact of American Indian culture on southwestern statesThe influence of Spanish colonial heritage on the United StatesReligious beliefs brought by immigrants to the United States
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWith the _____________ from Mexico in 1853 the United States mainland reached its present size. It was bought for the building of a railroad.Oregon TreatyGadsden PurchaseDeclaration of IndependenceTreaty of Paris 1783
- 26. Multiple ChoiceAccording to the excerpt above, the Gadsden Purchase was intended to —support settlement of U.S. territory gained through the U.S.-Mexican Warencourage commerce among U.S. states formed from the Louisiana Purchaseallow the United States and Mexico to share railroad construction costsencourage the sale of U.S. government land in Florida
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhich number on the map did the United States purchase from another country for the possible construction of a transcontinental railroad along a southern route?3456
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