Question 1
The overall effect of the War of 1812 left the United States a much more confident and proud nation than it had been up until the onset of the war and poised for further territorial expansion and economic development.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Question 2
How did President James Monroe and Secretary of State John Quincy Adams convince Spain to agree to cede all of Florida to the United States?
A) They agreed to permit Colonel Andrew Jackson to attack the Seminoles in Florida, conducting the war with the full powers he judged best in order to intimidate the Spanish.
B) They agreed to a favorable free-trading agreement with Spain that eliminated all tariffs on Spanish goods.
C) They began to harass merchant and naval ships of Spain in the Caribbean, in the Gulf of Mexico, and off the South American coast.
D) They agreed to give up their territorial claims for the Oregon Territory in exchange for ceding all of Florida to the United States.
Question 3
The series of treaties and binding agreements the United States reached with Great Britain immediately after the war included all of the following EXCEPT
A) giving the United States trading rights with Britain and much of Britain's empire.
B) the disarmament of the Great Lakes.
C) resolution of much of the border between the United States and Canada.
D) ceding all of the Oregon territory to the United States.
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