Westward expansion and Texas Revolution

The belief that the U.S. was meant to control land from the Atlantic to the Pacific is known as:

• the Monroe Doctrine
• The Louisiana Purchase
• Manifest Destiny
• The Jackson Action

What would make the best title for this image?

• Monroe Doctrine
• The Industrial Revolution
• Attack of the 50 foot Woman
• Manifest Destiny

To Annex land means to:

• take it over
• conquer it
• give it up to another country
• buy it

Which trail did most travelers take to Oregon?

• Lewis & Clark Trail
• Santa Fe Trail
• Pony Express Trail
• Oregon Trail

This map shows the U.S. _______ the war with Mexico.

• just after
• shortly before
• during
• about 20 years after

Who was the President and leader of the Mexican Army during the battle between Texas?

• Sam Houston
• William B. Travis
• James Fannin
• Santa Anna

The philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" stated that American should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the __________

• Mississippi River
• Pacific Ocean
• Rocky Mountains
• Great Lakes

What did California and Texas have in common?

• Both would enter the Union as slave states.
• Both would enter the Union as free states.
• Both were former Mexican territories.
• Both were jointly occupied by the United States and Great Britain.

What territory was acquired through negotiation with Britain?

• Mexican Cession
• Oregon Territory
• United States Territory
• 13 Original Colonies

What ended the Mexican-American war?

• The Treaty of California
• The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
• A huge battle
• Surrender