The Gadsden Purchase
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8th Grade
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Geneva Phillips-Walker
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was James Gadsden?
A British soldier
A South Carolina Revolutionary soldier and statesman
A Mexican diplomat
A railroad engineer
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was James Gadsden's role under President Monroe?
Secretary of State
Commissioner in charge of placing the Seminole Indians on reservations
Vice President
Ambassador to Mexico
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was James Gadsden's dream regarding railroads?
To build railroads only in the North
To connect all Southern railroads into one system and extend to the Pacific
To create a railroad network in Europe
To dismantle existing railroads
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which treaty required Mexico to cede territory to the United States?
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Tordesillas
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main reason for the United States wanting the Gadsden Purchase?
To expand agricultural land
To secure a route for a Southern transcontinental railroad
To establish a new state
To build a military base
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the cost per acre of the land acquired in the Gadsden Purchase?
Thirty-three cents
Fifty cents
Twenty cents
One dollar
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was unseated and banished as a result of the unpopularity of the Gadsden Purchase in Mexico?
Santa Anna
James Gadsden
Andrew Jackson
Lute Olson
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