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WorksheetsChapter 4 Test Review
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 11mins
How did the U.S. government respond to the territorial issue in West Florida in the early 1800s?
The government gave the land to Spain.
The government established a buffer zone.
The government claimed the land for the United States.
The government allowed West Floridians to establish a free and independent state.
Which ideas about statehood for Louisiana did the U.S. Congress debate? (Choose 2)
Rights of free people of color
Eastern and western boundaries
Parishes as units of local government
Wording of Preamble of Louisiana constitution
Drag the items to the correct location
Territory of Louisiana
Territory of Orleans
33rd Parallel
30th Parallel
Which president's administration completed the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Both Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
Neither Thomas Jefferson nor James Madison
Which president's administration annexed West Florida?
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Both Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
Neither Thomas Jefferson nor James Madison
Which president argued that Rio Grande was the boundary of the territory of Orleans?
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
John Adams
James Monroe
Which president signed a law making the territory of Orleans a state?
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Both Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
Neither Thomas Jefferson nor James Madison
What did the United States think was the eastern boundary of the Louisiana Territory?
Mississippi River
Perdido River
Rio Grande
Sabine River
What did Spain think was the eastern boundary of the Louisiana Territory?
Mississippi River
Perdido River
Fort San Carlos
Fort Baton Rouge
What was the effect of tensions over the western boundary of the territory of Orleans?
A buffer zone called the Neutral Strip was created.
The possibility of war between the countries increased.
The United States believed that the Rio Grande was the western boundary.
None of the above
Match the following
First Governor of the state of Louisiana
pres. of LA's Constitutional convention
LA's 1st rep from territory of Orleans
annexed land in west Florida
oversaw the LA Purchase
What requirement did the territory of Orleans have to meet to apply for statehood?
hold a constitutional convention
draft (write) a consitution
have a population of at least 60,000 people
have a system of government in place approved by congress
What was the "Neutral Strip"?
a strip of land between the U.S. and Spain that neither country truly controlled
land that France gave to the U.S.
land that the Spanish and the French fought over before agreeing to leave it as land no one would control
The Spanish and United States governments did not agree on a (a)
border between the territory of Orleans and Spanish Texas.
American General (b)
and Spanish Lt. (c)
designated an area that neither country controlled called the (d) .
