U.S. Territorial Expansion (1803-1853)

What became the western border of the new United States after the American Revolution in 1783?

• The Appalachian Mountains

• The Mississippi River

• The Atlantic Ocean

Lewis and Clark went to which ocean?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

Why was the city of New Orleans important to the US?

• It was a trade center and transportation hub at the mouth of Mississippi River

• It protected the Missouri River from the Spanish

• It was a great tourist spot.

Which groups caused problems for the United States in Florida?

• Cherokee and Pirates

• Escaped Slaves and Seminole

• Elder people and Flamingos

Who was president when General Andrew Jackson drove away the Seminoles and captured the Spanish forts in Florida, ultimately taking Florida from Spain?

• A) President #4, James Madison

• B) President #5, James Monroe

• C) President #6, John Quincy Adams

How did America acquire the land above the Louisiana Territory that was owned by the British?

• America and Britain Negotiated a treaty.

• America went to war with Britain.

• America purchased the land from Britain for $5,000.

The purchase included Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, is known as ______.

• Louisiana Purchase

• Florida Cession

Who led Texan forces at the Battle of San Jacinto and gained Texas independence from Mexico?

• George Washington

• Davy Crockett

• Sam Houston

In the Missouri Compromise, Henry Clay established that when states joined the Union, they would come in as pairs. Texas came into the Union as a slave state, which state joined at the same time as a free state?

• Idaho

• Iowa

• Indiana

Fill in the blank: Mexico closed the border to American settlers in the year ______.

• 1820

• 1830

• 1840