Chapter 13 - Manifest Destiny/Mexican American War

What does it mean to ANNEX territory?

• To lose it in war

• to add or join to a country

• To split it with another country

Why did many presidents not want to annex Texas?

• They feared it would cause a war with Mexico

• They believed it was too expensive

• They didn't support the people who were in charge of Texas

Which president finally decided to annex Texas?

• Andrew Jackson

• Thomas Jefferson

• James K. Polk

Why did James K. Polk want to annex Texas?

• To create unity among Americans

• To build a trade partnership with Mexico

• To achieve Manifest Destiny

Why did James K. Polk want to go to war with Mexico?

• To claim California and New Mexico for the U.S.

• To defend America from an attack from Mexico

• To claim Texas for the U.S.

Where would you find naturally occurring gold?

• in plants

• in the ground

What year did many people move west in search for gold?

• 1600

• 2021

• 1849

What did Levi Strauss invent?

• boots

• jeans

• pick axes

Everyone was positively impacted by westward expansion.

• True

• False

The belief that the United States had a duty to stretch westward to the Pacific Ocean and even beyond is

• Homestead Act

• Manifest Destiny

• Gold Rush of 1849