5.2 Manifest Destiny

Which of these were the effects of the transcontinental railroad? Choose Three correct answers

• more land for the open range

• Increased public ownership of land

• faster transportation between regions

• more raw materials shipped to the east

• more manufactured goods shipped to the west

People traveling along the Mormon trail were migrating west for ​ (a)  

• Religious Freedom
• fertile land
• trade

People traveling west along the Oregon Trail were searching for ​ (a)  

• Fertile Land
• Religious Freedom
• Trade

People traveled west along the Santa Fe' Trail in pursuit of ​ (a)  

• Trade
• Religious Freedom
• Fertile Land

Why did the Texans declare independence in 1836?

• The Mexican Army attacked the Texan army at the Rio Grande

• Santa Ana placed additional taxes on Tejanos and Anglo-Americans in Texas

• The Mexican army attempted to take a cannon from texans in Gonzales

• Santa Ana attempted to enforce Mexican authority over Texas and it's residents

Which of these actions helped the United States fulfill the ideal of Manifest Destiny? Choose Two correct answers!

• Claiming land in the Oregon Country up to 54'40N

• Giving up claims of Spanish lands west of the Nueces River

• Gaining Mexican Territory following the Mexican American war

• acquiring sole ownership of the Oregon Territory south of 49' N latitude

• Calling for the annexation of Mexican territory south of the Rio Grande following the Mexican-American war

Which of these were contributions of Mexican Americans following the Mexican-American War?

• Teaching Mining and ranching techniques

• teaching corn and cotton planting techniques

• developing irrigation techniques in the southwest

• developing dry farming techniques in the southwest

As a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, The United States gained an area of land known as the​ (a)   , Which increased the size of the U.S. by 25%

• Mexican Cession
• Louisiana Purchase
• Oregon Territory
• Gadsden Purchase

Whch of these was an effect of mining in the West?

• The female population grew as women were recruited to run businesses

• The population increased greatly as people came hoping to get rich

• large mining companies invested in safer mining equipment

• large permanent cities developed around the mining camps

Which area in America was gold found in that gave people all over the world "gold fever" in 1848?

• Texas
• Louisiana
• Oregon
• California