westward expansion pt 2

What year was Texas annexed to the United States?

• 1819
• 1836
• 1845
• 1861

Which war happened because of Texas Annexation?

• Texas Revolution
• American Revolution
• US Mexican War
• Civil War

What is Manifest Destiny?

• Texas' future to reach the Pacific ocean.
• Americans' belief that it was their God given right to own the land from East to West, from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean.
• An angel flying through the air from East to West.
• The progress of the White man

Which area on this map was gained by the U.S. as a direct result of the Mexican-American War?

• green 
• blue
• red
• yellow

Utah, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, and Nevada were all states that joined the US as a result of what?

• The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
• The Annexation of Texas
• The Mexican Cession
• The Joint Resolution

Who led 300 settlers into Texas?

• Stephen Austin

• Moses Austin

• Sam Houston

• Andrew Jackson

54' 40" or fight was the campaign slogan of...

• James K. Polk

• Andrew Jackson

• Martin Van Buren

• James Madison

This revolt allowed Americans to fully control California.

• Bear-Flag Time

• Bear-Belly Revolt

• Bear-Knuckle Revolt

• Bear-Flag Revolt

Sometimes covered wagons were called _______________ because they looked like boats moving on the prairie.

• Prairie Schooners

• Viking ships

• Pirate ships

• boats

Why did Mormon pioneers migrate to Utah?

• better climate
• bigger population
• economic opportunity
• religious freedom