Manifest Destiny and the West

Which event led to rapid population increase in 1849 in California?

• Discovery of Gold

• Treaty of Moultrie Creek

• Gadsden Purchase

• Chinese Immigrants

Which treaty gave the United States the present-day states of California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, most of Arizona and Colorado, and parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Wyoming?

• Treaty of Paris

• Lousiana Purchase

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Adam-Onis Treaty

What is the phrase used to describe the idea that the U.S. should posses everything from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean?

• "Fifty-Four Forty or Fight!"

• Manifest Destiny

• "Remember the Alamo!"

• 49ers

In what document did Texas declare it's independence from Mexico?

• Adams-Onis Treaty

• Mexican Constitution

• Lone Star Republic Declaration

• Texas Declaration of Independence

After Andrew Jackson battled in Florida, Spain realized that they could not hold Florida so what do they do?

• Attack the U.S.

• Gain more power in Central America

• Issued a warning

• Agreed to cede Florida to the U.S. for $5 millon

Why was the capital of Florida moved to Tallahassee?

• It was the largest city in Florida

• It was midway between the former capitals of East and West Florida

• It was the businesses center of Florida

• It was close to the Ocean

Who did the U.S. send to explore the Rocky Mountians that were later part of the Mexican Cession?

• Zebulon Pike

• Sam Houston

• Stephen Austin

• Zachary Taylor

Treaty between the U.S. and Great Britain in 1846 resolved a dispute over which territory?

• Texas

• Florida

• Oregon

• California

Which is a provision of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• Mexica expanded northern border

• Mexico gave up half it territory to the U.S.

• Mexico paid $15 million to the U.S.

• Mexico gave up Florida and Oregon

What place in St. Augustine, Florida since 1738 was a haven for free blacks?

• Fort Mose

• The Alamo

• South Pass

• Jacksonville