AUSH Chapter 13 - Manifest Destiny

Who was the "Manifest Destiny" president?

• John Tyler

• James Polk

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

What was the issue with adding Florida as a state?

• FL would be free state which would offset the balance between free and slave states

• FL wanted to merge with Texas as one large slave territory

• FL would be a slave state which would offset the balance between free and slave states

• FL was part of Spain which refused to sell FL to the US

Which of these would NOT be examples of Manifest Destiny?

• Polk promised to fight the British if they did not cede the northern portion of the Oregon Territory

• Texans refused to leave Mexico in 1830 and defended themselves at the Alamo

• Polk sent troops to provoke the Mexicans along the border, initiating the Mexican American War

• even though prior presidents did not want to annex Texas, Polk promised to annex Texas as soon as he became president

Which of these was NOT a cause of the Mexican-American War?

• Americans, led by Polk, embraced the Manifest Destiny ideology

• Polk offered Mexico $25M for California, and Mexico refused

• Mexico refused to cede their ownership of the Oregon Territory without a fight

• Polk sent American troops to provoke the Mexicans near the border, and 16 Americans were killed

Which of these territories did the US acquire first? Order them.

• California + New Mexico

• Utah

• Texas

• Oregon

Which of these territories did the US acquire first? Order them.

• Utah

• Oregon

• California + New Mexico

• Texas

Which of the these was NOT a reason why Mexicans banned Americans from entering Texas?

• Americans were bringing their slaves to Texas

• Americans were refusing to assimilate into Mexican culture and become Mexican citizens

• Americans threatened to invade southern Mexico in order to expand Texas's borders

• Americans were Protestant while Mexicans were Catholic

Why did Van Buren and Jackson refuse to annex Texas?

• Texas did not want to become a US state - it wanted to remain independent

• Texas would offset the balance of free and slave states

• Mexico threatened to invade the US if the US annexed Texas

• Texans practiced slavery and Americans did not support slavery

What does Fifty Four Forty or Fight mean?

• Polk promised to avenge the deaths of all Americans at the Alamo

• Polk would negotiate with the British to claim the southern portion of the Oregon Territory

• Polk wanted complete control of the Oregon Territory up to the 54'40 N parallel, and threatened to fight Britain if they did not give up the land

• Polk would fight with Mexico in order to gain access to its western territories

Where did the Oregon Trail begin?

• Missouri

• Ohio

• Indiana

• Illinois