USH8 Unit 3 Test Review

What was a cost of acquiring the original US territory in 1783?

• Expansion of slavery

• British & American lives lost in war

• Seminole War costs

• Illnesses and spread of measles

How did the US acquire Florida in 1819?

• Purchased from France

• Adams-Onis Treaty with Spain

• Treaty with Britain

• War with Mexico

What was a benefit of acquiring Texas in 1845?

• Access to Pacific Ocean

• Additional strength and security

• Economic progress with railroads

• Doubled size of US

What was a cost of acquiring the Mexican Territory in 1848?

• Expansion of slavery

• Seminole War costs

• Americans and Mexicans lost lives in war

• Illnesses and spread of measles

What motivated the United States to expand its territory westward?

• Desire for more land, resources, access to Pacific

• To decrease chances of war

• To recapture runaway slaves

• To spread democracy

What was a benefit of the Treaty with Britain in 1846?

• Access to Pacific Ocean

• Expansion of slavery

• Economic progress with railroads

• Additional strength and security

What was a cost of acquiring Oregon in 1846?

• Expansion of slavery

• Seminole War costs

• Illnesses and spread of measles

• Americans and Mexicans lost lives in war

How did the US gain the Louisiana territory in 1803?

• Purchased from France for $15 million

• Adams-Onis Treaty with Spain

• Treaty with Britain

• War with Mexico

What was a benefit of the Adams-Onis Treaty in 1819?

• Spain gave up rights to claims in Oregon

• Doubled size of US

• Access to Pacific Ocean

• Economic progress with railroads

What was a cost of acquiring Florida in 1819?

• Seminole War: $20 million; 15,000 casualties

• Expansion of slavery

• Illnesses and spread of measles

• British & American lives lost in war