Westward Expansion

Texas began to dislike being part of Mexico, especially because of the ______________ Santa Anna

• annexed

• Mexico

• dictator

• slave

In 1836, Texas declared its independence from __________, and fought the Texas Revolution.

• annexed

• Mexico

• dictator

• slave

The U.S. _____________ Texas in 1845. The U.S. wanted Texas because helped fulfill America's dream of Manifest Destiny.

• annexed

• Mexico

• dictator

• slave

The U.S. was hesitant to annex Texas because Texas was a __________ state.

• annexed

• Mexico

• dictator

• slave

The Oregon Territory was located in the far ___________, next to the Pacific Ocean.

• land

• economic

• west

• Oregon Trail

Many countries claimed Oregon Country because they desired it's valuable ___________'

• land

• economic

• west

• Oregon Trail

Most settlers to Oregon were motivated by _____________ reasons.

• land

• economic

• west

• Oregon Trail

The _____________ was the route many settlers used to travel to Oregon.

• land

• economic

• west

• Oregon Trail

_______________________ is the belief that America should grow in its size to stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

• safer

• Lousiana Territory

• Manifest Destiny

• Florida

1. One reason for the belief that we should expand so that America would become ___________________. It would be harder for people to invade our country with an ocean protecting us on either side.

• safer

• Lousiana Territory

• Manifest Destiny

• Florida