Unit 9: Culture, Reform, & Manifest Destiny

What was the main reason the United States went to war with Mexico?

• Border dispute in Texas

• Annexation of Texas

• Building of railroads in Mexican Territory

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

What President was the biggest supporter of Manifest Destiny, promised to annex Texas, and gain the Oregon Territory?

• James K. Polk

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

Led the Education Reform and is often regarded as the "Father of Education."

• Susan B. Anthony

• Horace Mann

• Frederick Douglass

• Abraham Lincoln

This movement was the first time women became involved in a social reform movement?

• Temperance

• Education

• Prison

Review Topic: The Erie Canal connected the Hudson River in New York City to...

• Philadelphia.

• The Panama Canal.

• The Great Lakes Region.

Why was the Gadsden Purchase added to the U.S. in 1853?

• it was needed for the building of a southern Transcontinental railroad

• it was a gift from Mexico

• it was part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo with Mexico

Which country did Texas and California once belong to as territories prior to becoming part of the United States?

• Britain

• Mexico

• France

The Hudson River School had a specific topic to their art that usually focused on...

• natural landscapes and nature

• factories, industry, machines

• shipbuilders of the northeast

This movement attempted to achieve emancipation, or freedom, of all enslaved African Americans

• Emancipation movement

• Abolition movement

• Freedom movement