Manifest Destiny

Why was the Gadsden Purchase added to the U.S. in 1853?

• Spain wanted Texas and so we traded pieces of land

• it was needed for the building of a railroad

• gold was discovered here

• United States wanted all land in North America to start world domination

Many northerners were opposed to granting statehood to Texas because:

• they did not want to take the land away from the Native Americans

• they were against expanding the United States

• they believed the land rightfully belonged to Mexico

• they did not want Texas to disturb the balance between slave and free states in Congress

What states were part of the Mexican Cession?

• Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania
• Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi
• Oregon, Washington, Idaho
• California, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada

Name the piece of Land.

• Texas Annexation
• Mexican Cession 
• Louisiana Purchase 
• Florida Cession

Name the piece of land.

• Mexican Cession
• Northwest Territory 
• Trans-Appalachian West 
• Oregon Country 

What did the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the annexation of Texas in 1845, and the Mexican War of 1846 have in common?

• They brought about a war with Spain.
• They increased the territory of the United States.
• Each resulted in territory annexed by the United States.
• Each involved land forcibly taken from Mexico.

What were the difficulties of the Oregon Trail?

• Boredom

• Disease

• Weather

• All of the above

This picture is best associated with trappers and hunters from what region of the United States?

• Oregon

• California

• Oklahoma

• Utah

49ers

• Group of settlers who moved to California in search of land. 
• Group of settlers who moved to California in search of religious freedom
• Group of settlers who moved to California in search of white beaches
• Group of settlers who moved to California in search of gold

What is Manifest Destiny

• The idea that America was destined to gain freedom from England

• The idea that Americans have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

• The idea that America is destined to expand from the East Coast to the West Coast

• All of the above