Go West

President James Polk asked congress to declare war with Mexico in 1846 because...

• Mexico would not give up California
• The Mexican Government would not agree to make the Rio Grande the boundary between Mexico and Texas
• Mexico defeated our army at the Alamo
• Lewis and Clark had invaded Texas

What did the Louisiana Purchase, the annexation of Texas, and the Mexican Cession have in common?

• D They are all the result of a war. 
• They were all given as gifts to the United States
• They were all added to the United States during Thomas Jefferson's administration.
• They all gave land to other countries.

What are the economic and geographic reasons in why settlers wanted to move west?

• Manifest Destiny
• Cheap fertile land and logging, farming, and freedom opportunities
• The growing population of cities areas in the east
• Going west for fun!

What President was the biggest supporter of Manifest Destiny?

• James K. Polk
• Thomas Jefferson
• James Monroe
• George Washington

What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?

• Manifest destiny 
•  Monroe Doctrine 
•  Great Awakening 
• Louisiana Purchase

Results of the U.S. Mexican War
-Mexico recognizes Texas as part of the United  States.
-The Rio Grande is made the border between Mexico and the United States.
-Mexico cedes territory that is now part of 7 present­ day states.

Which treaty established these terms of peace to end the war?

• Treaty of Paris
• Adams-Onis Treaty
• Treaty of Jefferson
• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

All of the following were CAUSES of the Mexican-American War EXCEPT which one?

• Manifest Destny
• Popular Sovereignty
• Border disputes
• Annexation of Texas

The right for each state to vote on the issue of slavery was called what?

• Domestic Policy
• Popular Sovereignty
• Cession
• Expedition

Which river marks the border between Mexico and the US?

• The Rio Grande
• The Nueces River
• The border is not marked by a river
• The Red River

I just moved to America, but I'm too poor to travel to the West. Instead, I will start a family here in the city. People don't like me because I wasn't born in the United States.

• Asian Immigrants
• European Immigrants
• Mexican Americans
• African Americans