Manifest Destiny

Term: the idea of the U.S. expanding from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans.

• Manifest Destiny

• Oceanography

• Immigration

• Sea to shining sea

Definition: Dark Horse

• A canidate of whom likes horses

• An unexpected canidate

• An expected canidate

• Passed by both houses and requires only a majority vote

What was the Know Nothing Party against?

• Social Liberty

• Taxes

• Immigration

• Free Speech

What did Harriet Beecher Stowe write?

• Little Women

• Uncle Tom's Cabin

• The Scarlet Letter

• Common Sense

Who captured the important Mexican general Santa Anna?

• Santa Anna

• Sam Houston

• Zachary Taylor

• Winfield Scott

What is the name of the general who captured Mexico City?

• Santa Anna

• Zachary Taylor

• Winfield Scott

• Sam Houston

What is the term for an official representative of a country who resides in a seperate country in order to represent the interests of their own country?

• Lawyer

• Consol

• Consul

• Embassy

What is the current river bordering Mexico and Texas?

• The Nueces River

• The Rio Grande

What is the name of the general who invaded Mexico, won the Battle of Buena Vista and captured the City of Monterrey?

• James Taylor

• Zachary Taylor

• Santa Anna

• Winifred Scott

What was the main reason for the start of the war between the U.S. and Mexico?

• Financial Disputes

• Border Disputes

• Educational Disputes

• Humanitarian Disputes