Westward Expansion

Which is the correct order when each became part of the United States?

• Oregon Country, Texas Annexation, Mexican Cession

• Original 13 Colonies, Mexican Cession, Louisiana Purchase

• Louisiana Purchase, Texas Annexation, Mexican Cession

• Oregon Country, Original 13 Colonies, Texas Annexation

What does Manifest Destiny mean?

• Belief that the US had a devine mission to expand westward.

• Belief the original 13 colonies should own all the land.

• The annexation of Texas

• The devine mission to take California

He recruited families to move to Texas.

• Polk

• Houston

• Austin

• Harrison

3 to 1

• The number of Native Americans to Americans in Oregon Country

• The number of oxen needed to pull one wagon

• The number of kids to parents in the United States

• The number of Americans & slaves to Mexicans in Texas.

Who was the dictator of Mexico in 1834?

• San Antonio

• Santa Anna

• San Juan

• San Jose

Who led the Texans to declare their independence?

• Austin

• Houston

• Santa Anna

• Polk

What was the battle where the Texans fought to their death for independence?

• Battle of Tippacanoe

• Battle of Goliad

• Battle of the Alamo

• Battle of Vicksburg

"Remember the Alamo!"

• Battle cry at Goliad

• The story told by the few women who escaped.

• This what the Mexicans yelled at the Battle of San Jacinto.

• Houston used it to motivate the troops and help remember those who died

How did Texas gain its independence?

• They ran the Mexicans out of Texas.

• Captured Santa Anna who traded Texas independence for his freedom.

• They built a wall to keep them out of Texas.

• They weren't able to actually gain their independence because the Mexican forces were too strong.

There were no obstacles for Texas to become a state.

• True

• False