Question 1

Who became President in 1817? Page 199

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c) James Monroe

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d) Andrew Jackson

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a) Thomas Jefferson

Question 2

What tough issues did James Monroe face as President? Page 200

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b) Foreign policy issues

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c) Education reform

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d) Environmental concerns

Question 3

What important speech did Monroe make in 1823? page 200

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a) The Monroe Doctrine

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b) The Emancipation Proclamation

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c) The Gettysburg Address

Question 4

What did the Monroe Doctrine warn European nations about? page 200

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a) Staying out of the Western Hemisphere

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b) Expanding their territories in the United States

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d) Forming alliances with Native American tribes

Question 5

Who ruled Florida in 1817? page 199

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c) Spain

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b) England

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d) United States

Question 6

Why was Florida a source of conflict between the United States and Spain?  page 199

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a) Enslaved African Americans escaping to Florida

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c) Disagreements over trade routes

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d) Border disputes with neighboring states

Question 7

Who defeated the Seminoles and destroyed Spanish settlements in Florida? Page 202-203

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b) Andrew Jackson

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a) James Monroe

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d) Abraham Lincoln

Question 8

When did Spain sell Florida to the United States? page 199

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b) 1819

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c) 1823

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d) 1830

Question 9

What law forced American Indians to move west of the Mississippi River? Page 202

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a) The Indian Removal Act

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b) The Homestead Act

Question 10

What was the journey of the Cherokees to Indian Territory called? Page 204

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c) The Trail of Tears

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a) The Great Migration

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d) The Oregon Trail

Question 11

Match the word with their definition.

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