This is the belief Americans held in the early 1800s that America has a divine right to settle the entire country to the west.

• Manifest Destiny
• Manifest Fate
• Westward Expansion
• Westward Destiny

Who was the dictator who led Mexico and suspended its Consitution?

• Andrew Jackson
• Moses Austin
• Davey Crockett
• Santa Anna

Why is The Alamo significant? 

• It was the last battle of the Revolution
• It inspired Texans to fight
• It was the first battle of the Revolution
• Texas won its independence

Name the battle in which Santa Anna surrendered to Sam Houston Texan Army?

• Battle of Gonzales
• Grass Fight
• Battle of San Jacinto
• Battle of Coleto

Which of the following presidents can rightly be considered as the "manifest destiny" president?  President . . . 

• Andrew Jackson
• Thomas Jefferson
• James K. Polk
• John Quincy Adams

How did the U.S. acquire Oregon? 

• treaty with the British
• war with England
• purchased from the British
• war with Mexico

The war with Mexico started as a result of . . .

• California's rebellion

• a border dispute in Texas

• the Battle of Buena Vista

• a US invasion of Mexico City

Which one of the following treaties officially ended the Mexican American War?  It was the treaty of . . . 

• Ghent
• Versailles
• Guadeloupe Hidalgo
• San Jacinto

What name was given to the new territory gained by the US as a result of the Mexican American War?  It was called the . . . 

• Utah Territory
• New Mexico Territory
• Mexican Cession
• Gadsden Purchase

How did the Wilmot Proviso attempt to deal with the issue of slavery in the new territories?  It said that . . . 

• half the territories should be free states and half should be slave states.
• popular sovereignty would resolve the issue.
• slavery should be allowed in the new territories.
• slavery should be illegal in the new territories.