
U.S. Expansion - Florida / Texas
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U.S. Expansion
Florida
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How justifiable was
U.S. Expansion in the
1800s?
Objective
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Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
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Multiple Choice
Who secretly transfered the Louisiana Territory to France?
Netherlands
Spain
England
Portugal
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Multiple Choice
Who coined - or first used - the term "manifest destiny" ?
John Adams
John O'Sullivan
James Monroe
Thomas Jefferson
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Multiple Choice
the belief that it was America’s “divine” right and duty to spread across the North American continent.
annex
justifiable
divine
manifest destiny
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Multiple Select
Manifest Destiny took many forms and could include... [Select ALL that Apply]
treaties
settlements
gambling
wars
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Multiple Choice
What problem did Thomas Jefferson run into when trying to buy part of the Louisiana Territory from France?
the U.S. was broke as result of the Revolutionary War
Congress wouldn't pass the purchase of land since it cost so much
the Constitution doesn't say you can buy foreign land
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Multiple Choice
How much money did the U.S. pay for the Louisiana Territory?
$15 million
$50 million
$75 million
$100 million
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Multiple Choice
Whose argument did Thomas Jefferson use when suggesting the U.S. Constitution implied that the he could purchase land with his power to make treaties?
John Adams
George Washington
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
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Multiple Select
What reasons MIGHT white Americans in Georgia want the United States to take over Florida from Spain? [Choose ALL that Apply]
Slave owners in Georgia were upset Seminole Indians welcomed runaway slaves
Spain could do nothing to stop stop Seminole raids on farms in Georgia
Seminole Indians raided landowners in Georgia
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Multiple Choice
True or False: President James Monroe sent Andrew Jackson in 1818 to conquer Florida and replace the Spanish Governor.
True
False
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Multiple Select
Despite having only an order to stop Seminole raids into Georgia, Andrew Jackson did which of the following upon entering Spanish Florida?
executed [killed] two British subjects for encouraging Indian attacks
replaced the Spanish Governor with an American Governor
captured Spanish military posts
invaded Florida
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Multiple Choice
All but 1 of President James Monroe's cabinet members encouraged him to apologize for Andrew Jackson invading Florida. Who encouraged him to tell Spain to govern Florida or leave?
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
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Multiple Choice
Looking to avoid war with the United States, Spain agreed to sell Florida for $ ___________________ as long as the United States recognized their claim to Texas.
5 million
10 million
15 million
20 million
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