Westward Review

Who was elected President in 1828?

• John Quincy Adams

• Andrew Jackson

• Henry Clay

• Martin Van Buren

What does the term “Manifest Destiny” mean?

• It was our destiny to defeat other countries

• It was our destiny to expand north into Canada

• It was our destiny to be the best 8th grade team

• It was our destiny to expand from coast to coast

What was the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

• Forced the British out of their land in the U.S.

• Forced the Indians to move west of the Mississippi River

• Forced the Indians to move east of the Mississippi River

• Forced the Mexicans out of their land

The Indians’ forced removal from their ancestral lands was called the “Trail of Tears” because over 4,000 died as a result.

• True

• False

What country owned Texas before it became independent?

• Canada

• Guatemala

• Spain

• Mexico

What year did Indiana become a state?

• 1816

• 1806

• 1826

• 1818

Who is considered the “father of Texas” due to his settling of a land grant in this territory?

• General Santa Anna

• Stephen Austin

• Davy Crockett

• Andrew Jackson

What was NOT a territory that the U.S. purchased/acquired during the 1800s?

• Louisiana Territory

• Canada Territory

• Gadsden Purchase

• Oregon Country

Why did Americans settling in Texas NOT want to follow Mexican laws?

• They wanted to own slaves

• None of the options

• They didn’t want to follow Catholicism (being Catholic)

• They didn’t speak the country’s language (Spanish)

Americans defeated General Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto, BEFORE losing at the Alamo.

• True

• False