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Which of the following is NOT a reason Spain decided to sell Florida to America?
a) Spain was preoccupied with the revolts throughout Latin America.
b) Spain desired America's claim on Texas, which was included in the treaty.
c) Andrew Jackson's troops successfully invaded Florida.
d) The Seminoles were rebelling against the Spanish governor.

United States foreign policy under which President led to The Louisiana Purchase in  1803?
a) Franklin Roosevelt
b) Abraham Lincoln
c) George Washington
d) Thomas Jefferson

Which two countries had a foreign policy interest in Louisiana at the time of the  Louisiana purchase in 1803?
a) United States + Louisiana
b) United States + England
c) United States + France
d) France + Louisiana

Which event led to the rapid population growth of California?
a) People wanted jobs in the booming automobile industry in San Francisco.
b) The Erie Canal opened and made travel out west safer and cheaper.
c) The discovery of gold convinced people to travel west and start gold mining and gold panning.
d) Millions of Native Americans traveled the Trail of Tears to California reservations.

What was the single largest purchase of land ever made by the United States that  doubled the size of the country?
a) Louisiana Purchase
b) Manifest Destiny
c) Oregon Territory
d) Texas Annexation

How did the United States gain California?
a) A treaty turned it over after the War with Mexico.
b) It was purchased from Spain.
c) It was purchased from Mexico.
d) Great Britain agreed to release its claim to the territory.

What territory did the United States acquire in 1819?
a) New Mexico
b) Oregon
c) Oklahoma
d) Florida

Which was NOT a discovery and accomplishment of Lewis and Clark during their  exploration of the Louisiana Territory.
a) Discovered new plants
b) Discovered new animals like  the grizzly bear
c) Found a continuous waterway  to the Pacific Ocean
d) Mapped new territories

Which was NOT a discovery and accomplishment of Lewis and Clark during their  exploration of the Louisiana Territory.
a) Discovered new countries
b) Discovered new geographic  features like the Rocky  Mountains
c) Mapped new territories
d) Discovered new animals like  the grizzly bear

Which independent republic freely joined the United States?
a) New Mexico
b) Texas
c) Oregon
d) Florida

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