US Land Acquisition Quiz

Why did the US want to buy New Orleans from France?

• So farmers could keep trading on the Mississippi River

• To explore the French coastline.

• To grow their sugar plantations.

• To end the slavery of the South.

How much money did the US spend to buy the Louisiana Territory?

• 15 thousand

• 15 million

• 150 million

• 250 million

The Louisiana Purchase __________ the size of the U.S. and gave farmers full use of the Mississippi River.

How did many Native American tribes view the Lousiana Purchase?

Why were some Americans angry about how Spain ran Florida?

• Because many different groups of people lived there

• because the US was at war with Spain

• because escaped enslaved people were finding safety with the Seminoles

• because President Andrew Jackson wanted to trade with Spain

In 1819, the U.S. got Florida by agreeing to pay ______ million in claims and to respect Spain's claim to Texas.

The US taking control of Florida affected the Seminole people because under Spain's rule, the Seminole people had freedom to live the way they wanted to. The Seminoles welcomed enslaved people and gave them freedom too. When the US took over Florida, they stole the Native land and started the Seminole Wars.

• True
• False

What was one reason the United States wanted to take control of Florida?

Why was Mexico angry about the Americans who went to Texas to settle?

• because the Americans didn't want to follow Mexican rules, speak Spanish, or give up slavery.

• because the Americans were cruel to the Mexicans and enslaved many of the Tejano people.

• because the US. stole the enslaved people of Mexico and forced them to work for them instead of the Mexicans.

• because the US decided to join the Catholic Church and refused to allow the Mexicans to attend.

What were three ways the US thought of Texas becoming part of the US.

• The northerners were against it because they didn't want slavery to expand.

• The natives were hoping to gain their freedom from the Spanish slave owners.

• The southerners liked the idea because they wanted to expand slavery.

• People feared that it would start a war with Mexico