2020 Manifest Destiny/MXAM War

The belief that the US should expand from Coast to Coast

• Manifest Destiny

• The Chosen Land

• Eastern Expansion

• Northbound Expansion

Which of the following is a reason the U.S first rejected the request for annexation?

• Texas practiced slavery

• Texas was rich

• Texas had a strong military

• Europe would become angry

Which president was responsible for the annexation treaty in 1844?

• President Lincoln

• President Washington

• President Tyler

• President Houston

Which of the following is NOT one of the terms in the annexation treaty of 1844?

• Texas would give up public lands

• Texas would become a territory of the US

• Texas would make payments to Mexico

• The US would pay the debt of Texas

Which political party supported annexation?

• Republicans

• Democrats

• Whigs

• Independents

What was the name of the territory west of Texas that belonged to Mexico?

• The Mexican Territory

• The Mexican Cession

• Not Texas

• Calixico

Which of the following is NOT something the Democratic party supported?

• Farmers/workers

• Texas Annexation

• Abolishing slavery

• Supporting Slavery

Which of the following were allowed to vote in the 1844 election?

• White Males

• White Females

• African American Males

• Native American Males

Who won the presidential election of 1844?

• Henry Clay

• Sam Houston

• James K. Polk

• George Washington

What happened to Native Americans as the U.S expanded westward?

• Their population grew with the U.S

• They were forced to reservations

• They were asked nicely to relocate

• They were asked to live in Texas