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Chapter 3 Study Guide- "The Road to Statehood"

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

an official agreement between two countries

a)

Document

b)

census

c)

Compromise

d)

Treaty

2.

an agreement in which both sides give up something they want.

a)

compromise

b)

treaty

c)

census

d)

document

3.

What happened over time between African American settlers in Florida and the Seminoles?

a)

Their relationship became strained when both groups tried to establish trade with the Spanish.

b)

They became friendly, and Africans were sometimes referred to as "Black Seminoles"

c)

The Africans were captured by the seminoles and forced into slavery

d)

Nearly all All Africans ended up joining the the Seminoles and living in their villages

4.

How did the Seminoles adapt to the hot, humid, areas of Florida?

a)

They built homes that had roofs but no walls.

b)

They build homes along beaches and rivers.

c)

They built homes on lakes and swamps

d)

They built homes underground where it was cool and dry.

5.

Which European countries set up colonies in North America in the 1700s?

a)

Great Britain, Spain, and Germany

b)

Great Britain, Spain, and Poland

c)

Great Britain, Spain, and Italy

d)

Great Britain, Spain, and France

6.

Why did the United States fight the War of 1812?

a)

To help France defeat the Spanish

b)

To get land it had sold to France

c)

To support Spain in its war against Great Britain

d)

To stop the British from capturing American soldiers

7.

What did the Adams-Onis Treaty do?

a)

The treaty gave control of Florida to the United States

b)

The Treaty helped end the War of 1812

c)

The treaty allowed Spain to share control of Florida with the United States

8.

What happened after the United States captured a fort that Great Britain had left to Africans and Seminoles?

a)

The United States gave the fort back to the Seminoles

b)

The African Americans who survived were returned to slavery

c)

The United States gave the fort back to Great Britain

d)

The African Americans and the Seminoles went to battle against Great Britain.

9.

Where was the Indian territory that Andrew Jackson wanted the Seminoles to move to?

a)

In parts of present-day Oklahoma and Kansas

b)

In southern Florida

c)

In parts of southern Georgia and northern Florida

d)

In Louisiana

10.

What was the one effect of the Second Seminole War?

a)

Many Seminoles decided that Florida was no longer worth fighting for.

b)

The U.S. government agreed to a truce with the Seminoles.

c)

The U.S. government let the Seminoles keep the Everglades.

d)

Only a few hundred Seminoles remained in Florida when the war ended.

11.

What caused the Second Seminole War?

a)

The Seminoles destroyed the farms of many white settlers.

b)

The U.S. government thought the Seminoles were spreading malaria.

c)

The Seminoles continued to trade with Spanish Settlers.

d)

Many Seminoles refused to move to Indian Territory.

12.

What happened as Florida's communities began to grow in the 1850s and 1860s?

a)

The number of jobs increased.

b)

The number of jobs decreased.

c)

People coming from other states agreed to work for less money.

d)

People coming from other states demanded more money for their work.

13.

How did Great Britain come to control Florida in 1763?

a)

They took by force from the colonies during the American Revolution.

b)

They won it from France after the French and Indian War.

c)

They traded control of Havana, Cuba, with Spain after the French and Indian War.

d)

They bought the land from Native Americans in Florida.

14.

Describe the life of enslaved people living on plantations in Florida.

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15.

Summarize how Florida finally became a U.S. state.

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16.

Describe the causes of the Third Seminole War.

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17.

Why did many Native American groups migrate to Florida and form the Seminoles?

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18.

What is it called when you move from one area to another?

a)

census

b)

Mirgrate

c)

Treaty

d)

compromise