Polk Review

Multiple Choice

Led the nation to war with Mexico over Texas

• James K Polk

• John Sevier

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

Multiple Choice

Ran away to live with Cherokee, Was Governor of Tennessee

• John Madison

• John Sevier

• Sam Houston

• Sequoyah

Multiple Choice

Was killed in Alamo TN, motto was "Be always sure you're right then go ahead!

• James Polk

• John Sevier

• Davy Crockett

• Andrew Jackson

Multiple Choice

Served in TN legislature, Friend of Andrew Jackson, left the house in 1839

• Andrew Johnson

• James K Polk

• John Sevier

• Martin Van Buren

Multiple Choice

Sequoyah was famous for

• A great chief of Cherokee

• Created a Cherokee aphabet

• Created the English Language

• Guided Lewis and Clark to the west

Multiple Choice

How did James K Polk contribute to the American vision of Manifest Destiny?

• He was able to create a transportation system that stretched from Canda to Mexico

• He used the army to capture southern territory in Canada.

• He used tax dollars to build settlements around the great lakes.

• He built the Cumberland Gap.