Chapter 13- Manifest Destiny Test

What is a land speculator?

• A person who buys land to make a profit

• A person who farms on land

Where did the Santa Ana Trail lead to?

• California to Nevada

• Missouri to Santa Fe

• Texas to Lousiana

Who led the Mormon Trail?

• Andrew Jackson

• Brigham Young

Where did the Oregon Trail run?

• Independence, Missouri to Oregon Territory

• Wichita, Kansas to Oregon Territory

What is a Tejano?

• A person of Spanish heritage who considers Texas their home.

• A person of Italian heritage who considers Texas their home.

Who was Stephen Austin?

• First president of the Republic of Texas

• He started the American colony in Texas

Select the ALL the things American settlers had to AGREE to do to settle in Austins colony?

• Open a business

• Farm on Mexican land

• Become a Mexican citizen

• Become a Roman Catholic

What is the Lone Star Republic?

• A star in the sky named after a state

• Nickname of the Texas Republic

What happened at the Alamo?

• Mexicans surrendered and lost it to the Texans

• Mexicans captured the Alamo and killed the Texans defending it

What is Manifest Destiny?

• The belief that all Americans are created equal

• The belief that the US would expand across the continent