Westward Expansion- part 2

What is the name given to settlers who moved west in the 1800s?

• pioneers

• puritans

• pilgrims

• pirates

What is Manifest Destiny?

• The belief that the US should stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific

• The belief that the US should stretch from the Atlantic to the Mississippi River

• The belief that the US should stretch from the Atlantic to the Rocky Mountains

• The belief that the US should stay out of other country's affairs

Which group of people was the most threatened by the expansion of the United States?

• Native Americans

• Asians

• South Americans

• Canadians

Before becoming an independent nation, Texas was a part of ____

• Mexico

• Canada

• Britain

• America

Texas was an independent nation for about ____ year(s)

• 1

• 5

• 10

• 50

The US hesitated to annex Texas because they didn't want to upset the number of ____ and ____ states

• eastern and western

• free and slave

• big and small

• coastal and inland

11th president that had a strong belief in Manifest Destiny.

• Andrew Jackson

• Thomas Jefferson

• James K Polk

• Zachary Taylor

The Mexican War was fought during which years?

• 1846-1848

• 1776-1781

• 1607-1664

• 1812-1814

Which treaty officially ended the Mexican War?

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Treaty of Texas

• Treaty of Mexico

How much did the US give to Mexico in return for the Mexican Cession?

• $10 million

• $15 million

• $20 million

• $25 million