Westward Expansion + Manifest Destiny

Who was the first person to use the term “manifest destiny”?

• Andrew Jackson

• Abraham Lincoln

• John O’Sullivan

• William Travis

The primary goal of manifest destiny was…

• to end slavery in the new territories.

• to extend American borders to the Pacific Ocean.

• to spread industrialization over all of North America.

• to bring Christianity to the Native Americans of the West.

Annexation means…

• to supply another country with aid in their fight for independence.

• to break off negotiations with another country.

• to incorporate territory into the domain of a country.

• to agree to peace with another country.

The Texans fought for and declared independence from Mexico because…

• the Texans believed the Mexican government was intruding on their freedoms.

• the Tejanos thought Texas should still be ruled by Spain.

• the United States was supporting their rebellion with troops.

• Mexico was treating the Native Americans unfairly.

People went the 2000 mile journey to Oregon territory because…

• they hoped to find better land and economic opportunity.

• they were seeking gold mining opportunities.

• they wanted to see the Pacific Ocean.

• they wanted to live in Mexico because the U.S. was struggling to stay together.

The Mexican-American war was…

• the first U.S. war fought mostly in another country.

• the first time the U.S. declared war on another country.

• the first time the U.S won a war against another country.

• the first U.S. war

The treaty that settled the Mexican-American War was…

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of New York

• Treaty of Mexico City

• Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

In which state was gold first discovered in 1848?

• Wisconsin

• Nevada

• Oregon

• California

Which statement is most true about gold mining in the west?

• A lot of miners were able to find a lot of gold and strike it rich.

• Many merchants made a lot of money selling goods to the miners.

• Many families made the trip west to mine gold as a family.

• Mining for gold was easy work with a comfortable lifestyle.

The largest single migration in American history was…

• The Oregon Trail

• The Mormon Trail

• The Santa Fe Trail

• The Gold Rush