War and Expansion

Who did Mexico grant a huge tract of land to?

• Stephen Austin

• George Washington

• Tejanos

• Moses Austin

True or false: Mexico outlawed slavery in 1829.

• True

• False

After Texas won its independence from Mexico, did they join the United States right away?

• Yes

• No

What is the name of the American who was put in jail for refusing to pay taxes in protest of the Mexican-American War? Type their name below, and their name is in the Crash Course video if you need to go back.

What led California to grow rapidly?

• Farmers finding the value of the soil

• Discovery of gold

• San Francisco becoming a big city

• Manifest destiny

What was the first proposal of the Compromise of 1850

• Popular Sovereignty

• New Fugitive Slave law enacted

• Slave trade outlawed in Washington, D.C

• California admitted as a free state

According to John Green, did the United States govern according to its own beliefs during Manifest Destiny?

• Yes

• No