Manifest Destiny

Who coined the term Manifest Destiny?

• John Tyler

• Andrew Jackson

• John O'Sullivan

What did President Polk use to begin a conflict with Mexico?

• Mexican army attacking Americans

• The Alamo

• Trade problems

Where did Brigham Young move the Mormons?

• Colorado

• Texas

• Utah

A person who takes the law into their own hands

• Tejanos

• Vigilantes

• Forty-niners

The 2,000 mile-long trail which started in Missouri and took people to Oregon

• Santa Fe Trail

• Indiana Trail

• Oregon Trail

Nick name for the gold-seeking migrants who went to California hoping to make it rich

• Mountain Men

• Tejanos

• Forty-niners

Who went to capture Mexico City?

• Winfield Scott

• John C. Fremont

• Davy Crockett

Who started the Mormon Church?

• Brigham Young

• John O'Sullivan

• Joseph Smith

What river did the U.S. believe created the border between the U.S. and Mexico?

• Mississippi River

• Nueces River

• Rio Grande River

What were the terms of The Treaty Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Annexed Texas

• The border was set at the Rio Grande River

• United States gained New Mexico

• All of the Above