Manifest Destiny

What is Manifest Destiny?

• The belief that it was America's destiny to control and civilize all of North America
• The belief that their destiny was to manifest
• A religious term used to explain how to be saved

How did the U.S. acquire Oregon? 

• treaty with the British
• war with England
• purchased from the British
• war with Mexico

The US got Florida from

• France
• Great Britain
• Mexico
• Spain

Why was it important to Southern senators to have an equal number of slave and free states? It was mainly an ...

• Issue of respect.

• Issue of equal balance in voting power.

• Issue of tax revenue.

• Issue of future elections.

Who won the Battle of the Alamo?

• Mexico
• Texas

• United States

Why is The Alamo significant? 

• It was the last battle of the Revolution
• It inspired Texans to fight
• It was the first battle of the Revolution
• Texas won its independence

What became the Battle cry of Texans fighting for independence from Mexico?

• Freedom!

• We want independence!

• Remember the Alamo!

Match the Vocab with the definition

• To add a territory

• Joint Occupation

• Official order

• Ranchos

• To block off

• Barricade

• large estate owned by Western Mexicans

• Decree

• When two countries control an area

• Annex

Match the term to the Definition

• person who leaves to live somewhere else

• Mountain Men

• person who went to California for gold

• Vigilantes

• Adventurer of the American West

• Forty-Niner

• unofficial police, judge and jury

• Emigrants

Match term to definition

• Covered wagon

• Tejanos

• Fast growing community

• Manifest Destiny

• Texan of Mexican or Latin descent

• Rancheros

• Mexican Ranch owner

• Prairie Schooner

• belief in expanding America

• Boomtown