- 1. When did Spain cede Florida territory to America?
A) 1819
B) 1900
C) 1848
D) 1776
- 2. Which treaty officially transferred Florida from Spain to the United States?
A) Treaty of Paris
B) Louisiana Purchase
C) Adams-Onís Treaty
D) Monroe Doctrine
- 3. Who was the Spanish minister who negotiated the agreement to cede Florida?
A) Juan Ponce de León
B) Luis de Onís
C) Francisco Pizarro
D) Hernando de Soto
- 4. What was the capital of Spanish Florida at the time of cession?
A) St. Augustine
B) Tallahassee
C) Pensacola
D) Miami
- 5. How much did the United States pay to Spain as part of the Florida cession?
A) $5 million
B) $1
C) $100
D) $10
- 6. After the transfer, which American general served as the first territorial governor of Florida?
A) George Washington
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) Andrew Jackson
D) John Adams
- 7. What Native American tribe resisted the transfer of Florida to the United States?
A) Sioux
B) Apache
C) Cherokee
D) Seminole
- 8. The Adams-Onís Treaty also settled a boundary dispute between the United States and which other country?
A) Mexico
B) Spain
C) France
D) Britain
- 9. Which U.S. Secretary of State negotiated with Spain to acquire Florida for the United States?
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) John Quincy Adams
C) James Monroe
D) James Madison
- 10. Which Native American leader resisted the U.S. encroachment in Florida after the cession?
A) Geronimo
B) Crazy Horse
C) Osceola
D) Sitting Bull
- 11. Under the Adams-Onís Treaty, how was the boundary between Florida and Louisiana defined?
A) Mason-Dixon Line
B) 49th parallel
C) 38th parallel
D) 31st parallel
- 12. Which American diplomat negotiated with the Spanish government to acquire Florida as part of the Louisiana Purchase?
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) James Madison
C) James Monroe
D) John Quincy Adams
- 13. At the time of the cession, who was the Spanish King granting Florida to the U.S.?
A) Charles III
B) Juan Carlos I
C) Ferdinand VII
D) Phillip II
- 14. The U.S. gained control over key strategic ports and trade routes with the acquisition of Florida, notably in which body of water?
A) Gulf of Mexico
B) Pacific Ocean
C) Atlantic Ocean
D) Caribbean Sea
- 15. Which future state was part of the Florida Territory before becoming a separate U.S. territory?
A) California
B) Texas
C) Alabama
D) Iowa
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