Manifest Destiny

What was the Westward Expansion

• when the settlers came to the United Sates of America and extended the Mississippi.

• When the settlers came to find land

• When the colonies won the revoltion war

• When the french and the indian war started.

When was gold discovered

• 1834

• 1858

• 1838

• 1848

What state was gold discoverd

• California

• Orgean

• Texas

• Florida

What is a bargain

• A deal

• A bad deal

• A very good deal

• A trade

What was the name of the time period where people from all over flocked to California in search for gold?

• The Gold Rush
• The Gold Movement
• Goldilocks
• Gold Gathering

Why did settlers leave everything to go to California?

• They wanted to gain land

• Hopes to become rich

• They heard the forty-niners were a great football team.

• They wanted religious freedom.

Why did most settlers back Polk up on his war against Mexico?

• They liked Polk's personality.

• They believed the US had enough land.

• They were ready for war at any cost.

• They believed we had the right to claim the land.

Why did Mexico want Texas back after it had been annexed?

• They wanted to own the Rio Grande river.

• They wanted their people and the value of Texas back.

• They wanted another star on their flag.

• They knew that Texas had pretty sunsets.

Which was a con, that caused US to not want to annex Texas back to the US?

• it was a slave state

• fertile soil

• the Spanish speaking people

• it was a large area of land

What happened before Texas was an independent republic from 1836-1845?

• Texas was annexed by the United States.

• World War I was fought.

• Davy Crockett arrived with his men from Tennessee.

• The War was fought against Mexico's General Santa Ana.