Canadian Confederation

________ _______ is the American belief in a clear right and duty to expand throughout North America.

During the American Civil War, the British decided to..

• make an alliance with the south

• make an alliance with the North

• remain Neutral

• make an alliance with the French

Britain only had to fight a few costly and lengthy battles to maintain control of North America.

• true

• false

Why did Russia sell Alaska to the United States?

• Russia didn't care about Alaska at all and said "whatever!"

• Russia wanted to ally itself with the United States

• The United States wanted to engage in trade with Russia

• Russia couldn't afford to keep it, and didn't want to support Britain, it's rival in Europe

In your own words, explain what the purpose of the proposed "Annexation Bill" was.