Westward Expansion Days 4-6

Sam Houston and others won their independence after defeating Mexico in the ________________________________________________.

• Texas Revolution
• Acquired
• Annexation
• Citizen responsibilities
• Economic

America was concerned with the _____________________________________ of Texas because slavery was legal in the Republic, and it could start a war with Mexico.

• Annexation
• Acquired
• Citizen responsibilities
• Economic
• Hudson River School

Most settlers moved westward due to ______________________________________ reasons.

• Economic
• Acquired
• Annexation
• Citizen responsibilities
• Hudson River School

The Oregon territory was ________________________________________ from Britain after a treaty was signed.

• Acquired
• Annexation
• Citizen responsibilities
• Economic
• Hudson River School

Artists of the ______________________________________________________ painted landscapes and nature.

• Hudson River School
• Acquired
• Annexation
• Citizen responsibilities
• Economic

Citizens serving on juries to determine a verdict and voting in elections are examples of __________________________________________________.

• Citizen responsibilities
• Acquired
• Annexation
• Economic
• Hudson River School

The ______________________________________________ was a large piece of land the U.S. got from Mexico after the Mexican-American War.

• Mexican Cession
• Gadsden Purchase
• James K. Polk
• Manifest Destiny
• Sam Houston

The ______________________________________________ gave the U.S. needed land to build railroads.

• Gadsden Purchase
• James K. Polk
• Manifest Destiny
• Mexican Cession
• Sam Houston

__________________________________________ annexed Texas, making it the 28th state of the United States.

• James K. Polk
• Gadsden Purchase
• Manifest Destiny
• Mexican Cession
• Sam Houston

_________________________________________ and others captured General Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto.

• Sam Houston
• Gadsden Purchase
• James K. Polk
• Manifest Destiny
• Mexican Cession