Chapter 13: Manifest Density

Which of these statements about Manifest Destiny is true?

• James K. Polk was against it

• It was the belief that the US should stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific

• It was supported by all Americans

• It protected the rights of Native Americans

Before becoming part of the United States, Texas belonged to___.

• Mexico

• Spain

• France

• Britain

Which of these statements about the Alamo is true?

• General Santa Anna was defeated there

• All the defenders who fought there were killed

• There were about the same number of soldiers fighting on each side

• the battle had little effect on the war

Mexican leader Santa Anna recognized Texas independence after the Battle of ___

• San Antonio

• the Alamo

• Houston

• San Jacinto

Texas soldiers shouted, "Remember the Alamo!" at the Battle of San Jacinto

• True

• False

What did the first Spanish settlers in the West build there?

• palisades

• hacidendas

• mills

• missions

Why did President Polk send troops to the border of Mexico

• to persuade the Mexican government to give up California peacefully

• to join with Mexican forces against invaders

• To protect American citizens living in Mexican lands

• to provoke war with Mexico

Who were the forty-niners

• members of a religious movement

• people born in 1849

• farmers

• gold miners

Which president favored the annexation of Texas

• Sam Houston

• James K. Polk

• Andrew Jackson

• George Washington

This territory was ceded by Mexico for $15 million through the treaty of Guadalupe- Hidalgo

• Gadsden Purchase

• Louisiana Purchase

• Annexation of Texas

• Mexican Cession