Westward Expansion 2024

What does Manifest Destiny mean?

• The North and South should work together to support the economy

• It's the process for admitting new states into the United States

• The US had a God-given right to conquer land from sea to sea

• A way to encourage the US to trade more with Europe

Which president wanted to complete Manifest Destiny

• James K. Polk

• Abraham Lincoln

• James Monroe

• George Washington's Ghost

What is one reason Americans began moving west?

• To build better relationships with Native Americans

• They wanted more land for farming

• They wanted access to oil fields

• To avoid conflict with Mexico

What is one reason Americans began moving out west?

• To spread their culture and religion

• To learn about farming from the Natives

• To build a better relationship with Mexico

• To allow themselves more access to European trade

What was the main pathway Americans used to get out west?

• The Lincoln Highway

• The California Route

• The Donner Pass

• The Oregon Trail

What is a reason American settlers were particularly interested in Oregon Territory?

• They wanted to live in a place that had a nice, warm climate

• They wanted to grow more cotton crops and the climate there is perfect for that

• They wanted to get into the fur trading industry

• They hoped it would give them more access to the Great Lakes

In the 1820s and 30s, which country owned Texas?

• The US

• Mexico

• Spain

• France

What was the problem with American settlers who were living in Texas?

• They refused to stop practicing slavery

• They weren't growing crops that made money

• They kept getting sick, so they struggled to work

• They didn't know anything about farming

When Mexico wouldn't allow American settler to practice slavery, what did the Americans do?

• Agreed not to do it anymore

• Left Texas to go somewhere they could practice slavery

• Convinced Mexico to change their law

• Refused to stop and declared Texas independent

Ultimately, what happened at the Alamo?

• The US had a huge victory over Mexico, winning Texas

• Mexico's military killed all of the Americans in the Alamo

• The US and Mexico agreed to share Texas

• Mexico defeated the US military, pushing them out of Texas