Manifest Destiny

What does Manifest Destiny mean?

• Land Hungry

• Obvious Fate

• Granted by God

In which ways did America achieve its manifest destiny?

• Treaty

• Settlement

• War

• All of the above

Texas was good for growing which cash crop?

• Rice

• Indigo

• Cotton

Which man brought the first 300 families into Texas to start an American colony?

• Stephen Austin

• Dustin Dallas

• Daniel Waco

Mexico declared its independence from which country?

• The United States

• Portugal

• Spain

Mexico let Stephen Austin start his colony under certain conditions... what were they?

• Choose moral and hardworking settlers

• Promise to become Mexican citizens

• Join the Catholic Church

• All of the above

By 1830, how many Americans lived in Texas compared to the number of Tejanos living in Texas?

• 10,000 Americans vs. 25,000 Tejanos

• 15,000 Americans vs. 10,00 Tejanos

• 25,000 Americans vs. 4,000 Tejanos

What were the complaints that the Americans had against Mexico?

• Americans were used to governing themselves and didn't like Mexican rule

• All documents were in Spanish so they did not know what they were signing

• Slavery was outlawed in Mexico and Texas and Americans needed slaves to help with cotton crops

• All of the above

What were the complaints of the Tejanos against Americans?

• Americans had come to Texas illegally

• Americans had little respect for Mexican culture

• Americans did not talk about or desire to become Mexican citizens

• All of the above

What was the name of the person who was calling for a revolution at the Alamo?

• William Travis

• Sam Houston

• Davy Crockett

• Mickey Mouse