7th Grade: Chapter 4

What is NOT a step the Territory of Orleans had to take to achieve Statehood?

• Must meet a population of at least 60,000

• Hold a Constitutional Convention & Draft a Constitution

• Congress has to approve petition asking for the territory to seek statehood

• Must get approval from each individual state to join the US

Did the Louisiana Constitution INCLUDE or EXCLUDE rights for free men of color?

How did the US respond to the territorial issues in the EAST with West Florida?

• They annex the West Florida territory after they declared independence from Spain and claimed all the land for the US.

  
  

• They created a buffer zone called the Neutral Strip

  
  

• They allowed West Florida to keep the land and be their own country

  
  

• They helped Spain take the land back from the West Floridians

  
  

What were the 2 ideas about Louisiana's statehood debated by Congress?

• Eastern and Western Borders

  
  

• Voting Rights for Freed Men of color

  
  

• Who should be the Governor of the State

  
  

• Where the State Capital should be

  
  

What does the term "annex" mean?

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  To give up territory

  
  

• To explore a territory

  
  

• To join or add territory

  
  

• To share ownership of territory

  
  

What did NOT happen during the West Florida Controversy?

• The West Floridians attacked the Spanish Fort of Baton Rouge

  
  

• Spain declares war on the US & West Florida Republic

  
  

• The United States annexes the West Florida Republic

  
  

• West Florida creates their own Republic

  
  

Where did the US think the EASTERN border of the Territory of Orleans should be?

• The Perdido River

  
  

• Mississippi River

  
  

• Rio Grande

  
  

• Sabine River

  
  

Where did SPAIN think the EASTERN border of the Territory of Orleans should be?

• Perdido River

  
  

• Arroyo Hondo (around Natchitoches)

  
  

• The Mississippi River

  
  

• Rio Grande

  
  

When was the Neutral Strip created?

• April 1812

  
  

• November 1806

  
  

• March 1803

  
  

• August 1810

  
  

How did the US & Spain avoid armed conflict over the western border?

• They gave the land to France to avoid conflict

  
  

• We gave Spain the land they wanted as a sign of good faith

  
  

• They annexed the territory in West Florida

  
  

• They created a buffer zone called the Neutral Strip