SOAR 2 Quizizz Part 1 - From Manifest Destiny-Reconstruction

This man defeated political legend Henry Clay in the Election of 1844 in an upset. This man promised that if he was elected, he would expand America to the Pacific Ocean.

• James Polk

• James Garfield

• Andrew Jackson

• Franklin Pearce

• William Henry Harrison

This man was sent to Mexico to purchase the California and New Mexico Territories for 30 million dollars as well as convincing Mexico that the US /Texas border is the Rio Grande River. Mexico is insulted and sends this man home.

• John Slidell

• John Marshall

• John Brown

• Henry Clay

• John Parks

This treaty, signed by prisoner of war Santa Anna, stated that the border between Mexico and Texas was the Rio Grande. Mexico thought that this treaty was unfair since Santa Anna was a prisoner of war.

• Treaty of Velasco

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Treaty of Ghent

• Gadsden Treaty

• Treaty of Versailles

General of the US Army who is sent by James Polk to build Fort Texas on the north side of the Rio Grande. Polk is hoping that Mexican troops will cross the Rio Grande and hurt/kill US soldiers to convince Congress to declare war against Mexico.

• Zachary Taylor

• Winfield Scott

• Andrew Jackson

• William Henry Harrison

• Stephen Kearney

Fill in the blank: From Polk's War Message to Congress:: "American blood was shed on ______________ soil"

• Terrible

• American

• Mexican

• Sacred

• Blood Stained

The first battle of the Mexican War - fought just north of current day Brownsville. It was an American victory (despite being outnumbered) due to the use of "flying artillery", or horse drawn mini-cannons.

• Palo Alto

• Resaca de la Palma

• Monterrey

• Chapultepec

• Palmito Ranch

This city of Mexico was captured by forces under the command of Winfield Scott- forcing Mexico to sign a treaty.

• Mexico City

• Vera Cruz

• Monterrey

• Bueno Vista

• Chapultepec City

This treaty gives the US most of what is now the current day southwestern part of the US - from New Mexico to California. This treaty is named after the town, a suburb of Mexico City, in which it was signed. Knock, Knock. Who's There? Greatest treaty in the World!

• Guadalupe River

• Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Francisco Hidalgo

• Gadsden Purchase

• Treaty of Ghent

This gave the US the southern portions of New Mexico and Arizona in exchange for 10 million. The land was bought to build a railroad (and to avoid trying to go through the Rocky Mountains).

• Gadsden Purchase

• Louisiana Purchase

• Adams-Onis Purchase

• The Mexican Land Purchase

• The Polk Purchase

This religious movement in the early 1800s that attacked injustices such as slavery, lack of care for the mentally ill, and abuse of alcohol. Although the preachers travel across the US, they are mainly effective in the North.

• First Great Awakening

• Second Great Revival

• Second Great Awakening

• First Great Awakening

• The Crusade of John Brown Awakening