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Acquisition of Florida

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what year did Florida become a state?

a)

1845

b)

1926

c)

1776

2.

How much did the United States purchase Florida for?

a)

$70

b)

$12,000

c)

$5,000,000

3.

What was the name of the Treaty signed between the United States and Spain?

a)

Adams-Onis Treaty

b)

The big deal

c)

Florida settlement deal

4.

Who was the United States representative responsible for the treaty between the United States and Spain?

a)

George Washington

b)

John Quincy Adams

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

5.

Who was the Spanish representative responsible for the treaty between the United States and Spain?

a)

Luis de Onis

b)

Javier Ramos

c)

Alonso Sanchez

6.

True or False. One of the reasons Spain sold Florida to the United States was they were losing power in the Americas.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The Adams-Onis Treaty drew a boundary line between the United States and what?

a)

England

b)

Canada

c)

New Spain which is now Mexico

8.

True or False. The main reason the Adams-Onis Treaty was signed was to settle land disputes because of Americans moving into neutral territories and Florida.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which of the following is another reason Spain signed the Adams-Onis treaty?

a)

Spain did not think Florida was a pretty state.

b)

Spain needed money to help pay for other battles they were fighting.

c)

Nobody from Spain wanted to move to Florida.

10.

After the Adams-Onis treaty Florida became which of the following?

a)

The1st state

b)

The 10th state.

c)

The 27th state.