Westward Expansion Review

President Polk added all of the following territories to the US during his presidency, EXCEPT WHICH:

• New Mexico

• North Dakota

• Texas

• Oregon

What is the term for Americans believing that it was their god-given right to expand west

• Manifest Destiny

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Territorial Expansion

• Continental Divide

Which of the following settlers headed west but only for a temporary reason?

• women

• missionaries

• fur trappers

• Mexican Americans

These settlers moved west to Oregon for permanent reasons:

• Missionaries

• fur trappers

• Mexican Americans

• Chinese immigrants

Which of the following was NOT one of the rules that Americans in Texas were supposed to follow?

• They were supposed to speak Spanish

• They were supposed to become Mexican citizens

• They were not allowed to bring their slaves

• They had to pay the foreign miners tax

This senator from Massachusetts opposed the Mexican American War because he thought it would expand slavery:

• Abraham Lincoln

• Charles Sumner

• Frederick Douglass

• Walt Whitman

Why did Abraham Lincoln oppose the Mexican American War?

• He thought it would lead to the spread of slavery

• He believed that Polk was wrong in starting the war

• He believed that Mexican forces would beat American forces

• He thought that he would win a Senate seat if he opposed

Which group of people made up the largest number of immigrants who came to the US during the Gold Rush?

• Tejanos

• Mexicans

• Germans

• Chinese

Why did Americans in Texas declare independence from Mexico?

• Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna got rid of the Mexican Constitution

• The Mexican government no longer wanted to control the territory of Texas

• The Americans in Texas were taxed heavily by the Mexican government

• France was threatening to invade Mexico

What is the official nickname of Texas (because it was an independent nation for 9 years)?

• Bear Flag Republic

• The Granite State

• Lone Star Republic

• Everything's Bigger State