Westward Expansion Review

Many Americans believed in __ which was their right to settle from coast to coast.

• American Dream

• Manifest Destiny

• Monroe Doctrine

• National Rights

In the 1844 U.S. presidential election, ____ was the candidate who favored annexation of Texas.

• Henry Clay

• John O'Sullivan

• James K. Polk

• Martin Van Buren

As a result of the U.S.-Mexican War, the southern boundary of Texas was—

• Designated as the Rio Grande

• Disputed for many more years

• Established at the Nueces River

• Marked with the building of a fence

Which of the following options were not one of the roots of Manifest Destiny?

• Security
• Future prosperity [success]
• To wage war
• Pioneer spirit

What were the two reasons why the United States delayed Texas Annexation?

• Slavery & Mexico
• Slavery & the Annexation fee
• The United States did not want to have Texas

When was Texas annexed to the United States?

• 1836
• 1845
• 1776
• 1821

Who was the US President that supported Manifest Destiny?

• Henry Clay
• James K. Polk
• Sam Houston
• Abraham Lincoln

Why did the United States go to war with Mexico?

• To try and acquire Mexico's northern territory
• Because Mexico attempted to reclaim Texas
• Mexico attacked Washington DC

When did the US-Mexican War end?

• 1848
• 1850
• 1861
• 1846

What was the name of the treaty that ended the Mexican-American War?

• Treaty of Velasco
• Treaty of Paris
• Treaty of Texas
• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo