Westward Expansion Unit Review

What nation did Texas win its independence from?

What did the Mexican Government require Texas settlers to do In exchange for cheap land?

• Learn Spanish

• Covert to Catholicism

• Become Citizens of Mexico

• To establish farms on the land

What was the last battle in the Texas War for Independence? Hint: it ended with a decisive victory for Texas.

• Battle of the Alamo

• Battle of the Rio Grande

• Battle of Gonzales

• Battle of San Jacinto

Texas requested that the U.S. to ________ them shortly after winning independence from Mexico.

• Raise taxes

• Annex

• Stop trade

• got to war with

Another name for the Oregon Territory

How Long did it take travelers on the Oregon Trail to get to their destination?

• One Year

• 6 weeks

• 5 to 6 months

• 3 to 4 months

Why did the Andrew Jackson Reject Texas's request to join the Union?

• Texas didn't have any railroads

• The balance between free & slave states would be disrupted

• They didn't want anymore land added to the U.S.

• Texas didn't have enough land

On December 29, 1845, Texas was admitted to the Union and became the 28th state of the United States

• True

• False

What is the largest state in U.S terms of land mass?

The U.S. annexation of Texas was one of the causes of this war:

• Mexican American War

• The Civil War

• The Battle of the Alamo

• World War II