Module 12 Test Review - 8th Grade - Expansion and Conflict

a fort housing soldiers who defended priests

• pueblo

• mission

• presidio

a religious settlement housing a small number of priests

• presidio

• mission

• pueblo

a town housing Spanish citizens

• pueblo

• presidio

• mission

Why did the Texans declare independence in 1836?

• the Mexican army attacked the Texan army at the Rio Grande

• Santa Anna placed additional taxes on Tejanos and Anglo-Americans in Texas

• the Mexican army attempted to take a cannon from Texans in Gonzales

• Santa Anna attempted to enforce Mexican authority over Texas and its residents

Which of the following battles were Texas victories?

• Gonzales

• the Alamo

• Goliad

• San Jacinto

Which of the following were Mexican victories?

• Gonzales

• the Alamo

• Goliad

• San Jacinto

Which of these actions helped the United States fulfill the ideal of manifest destiny? Choose TWO (2) correct answers.

• claiming land in the Oregon Country up to 54`40'N latitude

• giving up claims of Spanish lands west of the Nueces River

• gaining Mexican territory following the Mexican-American War

• acquiring sole ownership of the Oregon Country south of 49` latitude

• calling for the annexation of Mexican territory south of the Rio Grande following the Mexican-American War

Which of these additions to the United States happened first?

• Oregon Country

• Mexican Cession

• Gadsden Purchase

• Texas Annexation

Which of these additions to the United States happened second?

• Gadsden Purchase

• Oregon Country

• Mexican Cession

• Texas Annexation

Which of these additions to the United States happened third?

• Mexican Cession

• Gadsden Purchase

• Texas Annexation

• Oregon Country