Manifest Destiny Quiz

What territory is circled?

• Gadsden Purchase
• Louisiana
• Oregon
• Florida

How much did the United States pay for Florida?

• $5 Million
• $10 Million
• $15 Million
• $20 Million

Why did the United States want to take Florida?

• They wanted control of Disney World
• Runaway slaves from Georgia
• It was included in the Louisiana Purchase
• Open a trade route to the Carribean 

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

• Yes
• No

What country sold Louisiana to the United States?

• Great Britain
• Spain
• France
• Mexico

What port did Jefferson want control of by purchasing Louisiana?

• Mississippi
• Louisiana
• New Orleans
• Texas

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

• Rocky Mountains
• Pacific Ocean
• California
• Atlantic Ocean

What year did Texas become the Lone Star Republic?

• 1845
• 1819
• 1836
• 1825

Why was the annexation of Texas delayed?

• 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
• All of the above

What year was Texas annexed into the United States?

• 1845
• 1819
• 1836
• 1825