United States and Great Britain Disputes Quiz

What did the United States and Great Britain settle through their disputes over boundaries and control of waterways?

• Trade agreements with other countries

• The ownership of the Pacific Northwest

• The rights to land in South America

• Boundaries and control of waterways

What did the Rush-Bagot Agreement of 1817 accomplish?

What was established by the Convention of 1818?

• The border between the United States and British Canada at the 49th parallel as far west as the Rocky Mountains

• The trade routes between the United States and Asia

• The independence of Texas from Mexico

• The division of the Oregon Country between the United States and British Canada

Which two countries agreed to share the Pacific Northwest?

• The United States and Mexico

• The United States and Spain

• The United States and Great Britain

• The United States and France

How did the United States gain Florida?

• Through a war with Spain

• In an agreement with Spain

• By purchasing it from France

• Through a discovery expedition

Who was the Secretary of State that talked with Spain's Luis de Onís?

• James Monroe

• John Quincy Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

What was the reason for the conflict between the United States and Spain?

• Trade disagreements

• American settlers near the U.S.-Florida border

• Disputes over shipping routes

• Competition for colonies

Who was the President that sent troops to secure the U.S.-Florida border?

• John Quincy Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Monroe

• Andrew Jackson

What caused conflict between the United States and the Seminoles?

• Land disputes

• Trade embargoes

• Over raids of U.S. settlements and runaway slaves

• Religious differences

What event marked the beginning of the First Seminole War?

• Spain and United States signed the Adams-Onís Treaty.

• Andrew Jackson's troops captured Seminole raiders.

• U.S. troops captured Spanish military posts.

• United States received Florida from Spain.