Manifest Destiny Review

Front

Americans in Texas had a revolution to become independent from which nation?

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Mexico

Front

What event started the Mexican-American War?

Back

Mexican soldiers attacked U.S. soldiers in the disputed territory

Front

What does "annex" mean?

Back

To add territory to a country

Front

Who is an American farmer who started a colony in Texas?

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Stephen Austin

Front

What was discovered out in California during the 1840s?

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Gold

Front

"From Sea to Shining Sea..." can best be used to describe --

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Manifest Destiny

Front

Which statement is a reason why many United States citizens did not want to annex Texas?

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Texas laws allowed slavery.

Front

Who was elected to be the FIRST president of the Republic of Texas?

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Sam Houston

Front

What was the name of the treaty where Mexico ceded half of its land to the United States?

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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Front

The United States acquired the Oregon Territory when —

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a treaty divided up U.S. & Great Britain's claims to that territory