Unit 8 Westward Expansion

The phrase Manifest Destiny was used to explain:

• why Americans pushed natives off their land

• why mountain men trapped beaver to extinction

• the need for westward expansion

• why Polk ran for president

What is significant about mountain men?

• They traveled west to open up international trade routes

• They were the first to use the Mormon Trail

• They became the wealthiest group along the trails

• They used the Oregon Trail first, opening it up for future pioneers

Which statement best explains the conditions along the Oregon Trail?

• Pioneers established military forts to fight against native attacks

• The biggest danger along the trail was attacks from outlaws

• Because diverse people used the trail, many goods were available to help pioneers travel

• The climate and lack of sanitation led to disease

Who invaded Mexico and captured Mexico City during the Mexican-American War?

• Stephen Kearny

• Stephen Austin

• Sam Houston

• General Santa Anna

Who led the Texan Army after the siege at the Alamo?

• Davy Crockett

• Sam Houston

• Stephen Austin

• Zachary Taylor

Women in the West often had more rights than women in other parts of the U.S. because:

• Their labor was needed to survive

• Women along the trails fought for equality

• Only women in the West took care of children in the home

• A woman's labor was more valued than a man's labor

What was controversial about the addition of Texas, California, and Florida as states to the Union?

• Need for infrastructure

• Providing federal law and order

• Expansion of slavery

• Starting a war with Mexico

Why did the presence of American settlers in Texas upset the Mexican government?

• Americans refused to leave

• Settlers did not follow Mexican laws

• Americans killed Mexican citizens in Texas

• Mexico wanted to extend slavery why settlers wanted to end it

Which of the following is NOT a law Mexico imposed on American settlers?

• Convert to Catholicism

• Become a Mexican citizen

• Males must run for office

• No slavery allowed

What caused the siege at the Alamo?

• Houston declaring war on Mexico

• Santa Anna enforcing Mexican law on Texan settlers

• a border dispute at the Rio Grande

• Mexico not recognizing the treaty for annexation