Manifest Destiny

What was the outcome of the Adams-Onis Treaty?

• Spain gave up all claims in North America
• Spain gave up all claims to the Oregon Country
• Texas was annexed due to the victory in the War of 1812
• Great Britain was given all of the New Mexico territory

What is the vocabulary term to add or attach?

• Rancho
• Emigrant
• Vigilante
• Annex

Who were the first types of Americans to reach the Oregon Country?

• Wealthy merchants who paid for their journey out west
• Poor farmers who lost everything after the Panic of 1837
• Strong, Independent fur traders
• Politicians from Washington D.C.

What was the popular migration route from Independence, Missouri to the Oregon Country?

• The Santa Fe Trail
• The Mormon Trail
• The Oregon Trail
• The Hartnett Highway

A citizen who takes the law into his/her own hands are known as what?

• Vigilante
• Mountain Men
• Rancho
• Tejano

What was the popular migration route from Independence, Missouri to the Oregon Country?

• The Santa Fe Trail
• The Mormon Trail
• The Oregon Trail
• The Hartnett Highway

What was the idea that America was destined to rule the continent, from Atlantic to Pacific?

• Boomtown
• Manifest Destiny
• Joint Occupation
• The Thunder Dome

Who was the famous Texan who created a colony for 300 Americans in the Texas Territory?

• Sam Houston
• Santa Anna
• Stephen Austin
• John O' Sullivan

A person of Mexican descent living in Texas was better known as what?

• Tejano
• Forty-Niner
• Mountain Men
• Empresario

How did the Mexican government attempt to attract settlers to the Texas territory?

• They offered free tacos to the settlers
• They offered government jobs to the settlers
• They offered land at very cheap prices
• They offered a buy one get one deal on mules