Manifest Destiny Flashcard

Front

What territory is circled? Options: Gadsden Purchase, Louisiana, Oregon, Florida

Back

Oregon

Front

How much did the United States pay for Florida? Options: $5 Million, $10 Million, $15 Million, $20 Million

Back

$5 Million

Front

Why did the United States want to take Florida?

Back

Runaway slaves from Georgia

Front

Did Andrew Jackson have direct orders from Monroe to invade Florida?

Back

No

Front

What country sold Louisiana to the United States? Options: Great Britain, Spain, France, Mexico

Back

France

Front

What port did Jefferson want control of by purchasing Louisiana? Options: Mississippi, Louisiana, New Orleans, Texas

Back

New Orleans

Front

With the purchase of Louisiana, the US now stretched from the Mississippi to ________________

Back

Rocky Mountains

Front

What year did Texas become the Lone Star Republic?

Back

1836

Front

Why was the annexation of Texas delayed?

Back

Worry about adding Texas as a slave state, Annexing Texas would lead to a war with Mexico, There would be imbalance of slave states and free states

Front

What year was Texas annexed into the United States? Options: 1845, 1819, 1836, 1825

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1845