The American West

To give over; surrender, to give up control over.

• cede
• skirmish
• banish
• claim

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

The primary goal of manifest destiny was

• End slavery in the new territories
• removal of European influence from South America
• expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean
• secession of southern states from the nation

Which of the following was most likely a result of the idea of Manifest Destiny?

• The Webster-Ashburton Treaty
• the Monroe Doctrine
• the eastward growth of the nation
• the U.S.-Mexican War

What did California and Texas have in common?

• Both would enter the Union as slave states.
• Both would enter the Union as free states.
• Both were former Mexican territories.
• Both were jointly occupied by the United States and Great Britain.

Why did the U.S. and Mexico go to war?

• All of these answers are correct
• The U.S. and Mexico disagreed over their boundary
• America's continued desire to achieve manifest destiny
• The U.S. recently annexed Texas

Who owned California in 1845?

• Mexico
• US
• Japan
• treatyEngland

Why did people rush to California?

• Religious Freedom
• Silver 
• Gold
• Beaver Pelts 

According to the Compromise of 1850, What could New Mexico and Utah territories do?

• They could only join the Union as a free state.
• The people of the territory could decided where to allow slavery.
• They could only join the Union as a slave state.
• They could become their own nation.

What did the Fugitive Slave Law do?

• The underground railroad was ended
• Slaves that ran-away would be jailed
• Made it illegal for slaveholders to recapture their slaves
• Made it easier for slaveholders to find and reclaim runaway slaves