The Louisiana Purchase was originally negotiated so that the United States would have free navigation of the _________________________________.
1. Atlantic Ocean
2. Gulf of Mexico
3. Ohio River
4. Mississippi River
Which acquisition is sometimes called the "greatest real estate deal in history?"
1. Gadsden Purchase
2. Louisiana Purchase
3. Oregon Territory acquisition
4. 49th Parallel acquisition
In _________________, John Smith and other English settlers established the first permanent English settlement in the New World at __________________.
1. 1607; Jamestown
2. 1775; Jamestown
3. 1607; Boston
4. 1775; Boston
The land that is now California became part of America as a result of the _____________________.
1. Mexican War
2. Gadsden Purchase
3. Louisiana Purchase
4. 49th Parallel
Florida became part of the United States as a result of the _____________________________.
1. 49th Parallel
2. Adams-Onis Treaty
3. Louisiana Purchase
4. Mexican War
The United States acquired Florida via a treaty with _________________.
1. France
2. Mexico
3. Spain
4. England
The United States acquired Alaska via a treaty with _______________.
1. Russia
2. Mexico
3. France
4. England
Before the acquisition of the Oregon Territory, the land was occupied by both America and __________________.
1. France
2. Great Britian
3. Mexico
4. Spain
Today, the only portion of United States land north of the 49th parallel (other than in Alaska) is in the state of ___________________.
The Gadsden Purchase was initiated to extend a southern route to the ____________________________.
1. slave territory
2. Confederate territory
3. Santa Fe Trail
4. Transcontinental Railroad
As a result of the Mexican War, the territorial boundary between the United States and Mexico was set at ___________________________.
1. Texas
2. the Rio Grande
3. California
4. Utah
Hostilities between the English and French over the Ohio River Valley led to the __________________________.
1. Six Years Wars
2. Revolutionary War
3. French and Indian War
4. Northwest Territory