SS 8 Review: Manifest Destiny/Florida and Texas

1. In 1804, Florida was under ______ control.

• British
• French
• Spanish

2. Regular raids on Georgia farms by ex-slaves and ________ living in Florida caused the U.S. to take action.

• Cherokee
• Seminoles
• Powhatan

3.In 1818, President Monroe sent ________ to Georgia to end the raids. This person not only chased the Native Americans back into Florida, he also marched into Florida with 1,700 troops, capturing nearly every Spanish military post.

• Thomas Jefferson
• Alexander Hamilton
• Andrew Jackson
• John Quincy Adams

4. In 1819, Spain agreed to give Florida to the U.S. in exchange for ____________________________.

• the U.S. paying off $5 million in settlers' claims (those settlers who were hurt by the raids)
• three-fourths of the U.S. cotton supply
• the U.S. granting slaves their freedom

5. In 1821, Spanish officials granted American _________ with a tract of land. With this land, he hoped to start an American colony.

• Davey Crockett
• Moses Austin
• Sam Houston

6. Stephen Austin (Austin's son) took over as _________ declared independence from Spain.

• France
• Britain
• The Dutch
• Mexico

7. Which was NOT a condition that Mexico set for American settlers?

• They had to be hard workers.
• They had to promise to become Mexican citizens.
• They had to speak only English.
• They had to join the Catholic Church.

8. Choose ONE reason American settlers were unhappy with Mexican officials.

• They were unhappy that official documents had to be in Spanish.
• Mexican officials allowed American settlers to bring their slaves with them.

9. In 1833, Stephen Austin asked Mexico to make Texas a separate Mexican state so Texans could run their own affairs. Mexico's leader, ________, threw Austin in jail for promoting rebellion.

• Santa Cruz
• Santa Domingo
• Santa Anna

10. The first major clash of the Texas War for Independence took place at an old Spanish mission called _________________.

• San Antonio
• The Alamo
• San Jacienta
• Guadalupe Mission