Mexican War & Manifest Destiny

The disputed area that Texians were looking to secure for Texas was between what two rivers?

• Sabine & Red Rivers

• Brazos & Colorado Rivers

• Rio Grande & Nueces Rivers

• San Marcos & Guadalupe Rivers

How did the Mexicans decided who to execute after the Meir prisoners tried to escape?

• Rolling dice

• Drawing beans

• Spinning a bottle

• Casting lots

What was Texas Annexation?

• Texas becoming the 28th state of the United States

• Texas becoming a independent country

• Texas joining the Confederacy

• Texas joining Mexico

What year was Texas annexed to the United States?

• 1819
• 1836
• 1845
• 1861

What was one of the reasons many Americans wanted to annex Texas?

• Northern States wanted another slave state
• Oil production
• Manifest Destiny
• none of the above

What is Popular Sovereignty?

• Being popular in the world
• People voting and having a say in the governments decisions
• People voting
• The act of the 20th admendment and it’s rules.

The philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" stated that American should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the __________

• Mississippi River
• Pacific Ocean
• Rocky Mountains
• Great Lakes

This angel in the image represents

• God's protection during a new change.

• Manifest Destiny leading civilization west

• Direct power over the people.

• Manifest destiny moving people East.

Which war happened because of Texas Annexation?

• Texas Revolution
• American Revolution
• US Mexican War
• Civil War

The war with Mexico BEGAN with

• California's rebellion
• a border dispute in Texas
• the Battle of Buena Vista
• a US invasion of Mexico City