Tensions in the West: UNIT TWO Exam

Who mapped out trails to Oregon and California in 1843?

• John O'Sullivan

• James Polk

• John Fremont

• Zackary Taylor

Why did Americans develop 'Oregon Fever'?

• They wanted to take the land away from Native Americans

• Manifest Destiny

• The warm calm climate, free land, & good farmland.

• Gold was discovered

Who was the New York Morning News reporter who coined the phrase 'manifest destiny'?

• John Fremont

• John O'Sullivan

• General Lopez de Santa Anna

• Sam Houston

What does Manifest Destiny stand for?

• The transcontinental railroad was built for native americans

• The idea that people should be able to move wherever they want

• The idea that it was American's god-given right to expand out west

• The idea that it was American's god-given right to expand out east.

What are the three reasons why people chose to travel west?

• Religious freedoms, free/cheap land, and warm climate

• Religious freedoms, beating Mexico in the war, and the gold rush

• The gold rush, the transcontintenal railroad, and free land.

• All of the above.

What did Mexico offer settlers in exchange for land in the Texas area?

• They must become Mexican citizens

• Learn Spanish

• Adopt Catholicism

• Uphold Slavery

Why did many former-Americans choice to not follow Mexican rules when settled in the Tejas region?

• They wanted Texas to be apart of the US

• They did not like General Lopez de Santa Anna leadership

• They did not understand the rules since they were in Spanish

• They wanted to do whatever they wanted

After what victory did Texas finally win their independence from Mexico?

• General Lopez died

• The battle of the Alamo

• The battle of San Jacinto

• The Mexican government just gave up

Who became Texas first president as their own country?

• Sam Houston

• Zackary Taylor

• James Polk

• General Lopez

Who wins the presidental election of 1844 due to this expansionist platform?

• Sam Houston

• Zackary Taylor

• James Polk

• General Lopez