Share American Culture: Chapter 4 - The history of the U.S. (2)
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After the American Revolution in 1783, the territory of the U.S. stretched from __________ in the East to ____________ in the West.
the Pacifi Ocean - the Alantic Ocean
the Atlantic Ocean - the Pacific Ocean
When did Jefferson buy the territory west of the Mississippi River from France in Louisiana?
1813
1783
1846
1803
In the year 1819, the U.S. obtained the land of the state of ______ from ______.
Florida - Spain
Texas - Spain
Florida - France
When did the U.S. annexed the territory of Texas?
1845
1846
1819
1813
After a war in 1848, Mexico ceded the territory from the _________ to the _________
Louisiana Purchase - Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean - Louisiana Purchase
Who agreed to sell California and the rest of its territory north of the Rio Grande for the U.S.?
Germany
Spain
France
Mexico
On what year did the U.S. pay $10 million for some Mexican land in the Southwest, called Gadsden Purchase?
1853
1846
1845
1803
When did President Polk divided the large Oregon Territory with Great Britain?
1853
1845
1846
When did the Alaska Purchase take place?
1848
1867
1898
When did the Annexation of Hawaii take place?
1867
1898
1846
Before 1836 the Texas area belonged to?
Mexico and then Spain
France
Spain and then Mexico
Who was the leader of American settlers?
Santa Anna
Stephen Austin
Sam Houston
What did the settlers in Texas want?
The rights of Americans
All are correct
Slavery and local self-government
to separate from Mexico and form their own repulic
Who was the American military leader?
Stephen Austin
Sam Houston
Santa Anna
Who was the Mexican general?
Sam Houston
Santa Anna
Stephen Austin
When did General Santa Anna defeat the rebels at the Alamo?
March 6, 1836
April 21, 1836
