Westward Expansion

American's believed in the God-given right to take land as they moved west.

• Manifest Destiny

• Polk's Decree

• Westward Doctrine

• Texas Decree

The goal of Manifest destiny was to stretch to the _____

• East Coast

• West coast

• North

• South

Does Manifest Destiny still affect today

• Yes

• No

What was the disputed border between America and Mexico

• El Pollo Loco

• The Mormon trail

• Rio Grande

• Venti Cappuccino

Why did President Polk want Mexican territory?

• He wanted to expand the US
• The land had good resources
• He needed room to build a mansion for his cats
• To get Shrek'd

Who was the president for the U.S during the time of the war 

• President Polk
• Macys cat Oliver
• Thomas Jefferson 
• John Quincy Adams 

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 was Texas fighting in the Texas Revolution? 

• The Spanish
• The Mexicans
• The Americans
• The British

This was the practice of giving government jobs to political backers.

• Spoils System
• Kitchen Cabinet
• Nominating Conventions
• Missouri Compromise

Why did Andrew Jackson not like the bank

• It stored money
• It favored the poor
• It favored the rich