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