CS 11: Manifest Destiny & The Mexican American War

Many Americans justified westward expansion during the 1840's based on

• They wanted to save the environment

• Manifest Destiny

• The Monroe Doctrine

• The Bill of Rights

President Andrew Jackson is well known for his unfair treatment of what group?

• Slaves

• Native American Tribes

• Irish Immigrants

• Coal Miners

Which of these contributed to the start of the Mexican-American War?

• Texas becomes a U.S. state

• Polk becomes president

• The U.S. Invasion of California

• The Battle of Bull Run

Why did Congress and President Jackson seek to remove American Indians from their homelands?

• To enable Indians to establish farms in more fertile areas

• to encourage tribes to adopt white ways

• To allow for westward expansion of agriculture

• to provide a better life for the tribes

The annexation of Texas and the Mexican Cession are best described as efforts by the United States

• To remove European threats

• To fulfill manifest destiny

• to end wars of aggression

• to limit the spread of slavery