Chapter 13: Manifest Destiny

Why did President Andrew Jackson refuse Houston’s request to annex Texas?

• President Jackson refused the request because Texas allowed slavery
• Adding the territory to the United States would upset the balance of slave and free states in Congress
• This could cause problems for the country.

What route did sea travelers take on their route to California?

• Sea travelers who began on the East Coast of the United States covered the most distance. 
• They had to sail all the way around South America and up the coast of North America to San Francisco.

President Martin Van Buren agreed to annex Texas.

• True
• False

Whom did Texas choose as their president after they won independence from Mexico?

• Coach Eifert
• William B. Travis
• Sam Houston
• Davy Crockett

In 1844 the Democratic Party's campaign slogan referred to conflict with Great Britain over Oregon Country.

• True
• False

Who came to the meeting of mountain men described in the excerpt?

• settlers, soldiers, trappers, agents of trading companies
• trappers, church leaders, Native Americans
• Native Americans, agents of trading companies, trappers
• agents of trading companies, settlers, soldiers

Which of the following best describes the purpose of the meeting as described in the excerpt?

• Business and Pleasure
• Business only
• Government only
• Pleasure and Government

Jim Bridger and Kit Carson lived in the West and worked as

• Guides.
• Farmers
• Missionaries
• Merchants

Under whose presidential administration was the United Stated at war with Mexico?

• Monroe
• Polk
• Van Buren
• Eifert

Describe the major geographical feature of the Mormon settlement today.

• The Mormon settlement today is largely tropical.
• The Mormon settlement today is largely desert.
• The Mormon settlement today is largely forest.
• The Mormon settlement today is largely tundra.