The U.S. bought the Louisiana Purchase from which country?

• Great Britain

• France

• Spain

• Mexico

The U.S. made a treaty with which nation to get half of the Oregon Territory?

• Great Britain

• France

• Spain

• Mexico

Americans in Texas had a revolution to become independent from which nation?

• Great Britain

• France

• Spain

• Mexico

The U.S. signed a treaty with which country to get Florida?

• Great Britain

• France

• Spain

• Mexico

Why is the Alamo important?

• This is where the Mexican army was defeated in the Texas Revolution

• This is where the Native Americans were forced to move on the Trail of Tears

• This is the city the American farmers wanted for shipping on the Mississippi.

• Where the Mexican army killed every Texan man in the fort, making the Texans angry

What is the Indian Removal Act?

• A law that helped Native Americans stay on their land.

• A law that allowed the U.S. to make a bargain with Great Britain for Oregon.

• A law that allowed the U.S. government to make treaties to make Native Americans move west.

• A law with Spain that stopped the Seminole raids on U.S. farmers.

Which of the following were part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• Mexico got to keep the border at the Nueces River

• Mexico got $15 million

• The U.S. got the Mexican Cession

• The U.S. got Texas, and the border at the Rio Grande

What event started the Mexican-American War?

• Mexican soldiers attacked U.S. soldiers in the disputed territory

• James K. Polk promised the Americans he would get Oregon from Mexico.

• U.S. soldiers attacked Mexican soldiers in the disputed territory

• Andrew Jackson took the U.S. army into Florida without the president's permission

The U.S. government wanted the Native Americans to move west for all of the following reasons BUT...

• The Native Americans were uncivilized

• There was gold on their land

• Farmers needed the Mississippi River

• Farmers wanted the land to grow cotton

What does "justify" mean?

• To add territory to a country

• To use negotiations to work out a deal peacefully

• Explain why something is done for a good reason

• To give up territory, property, or rights