Manifest Destiny and the Expansion of the United States

Which two states were specifically mentioned as being acquired by the U.S.?

(a)  

• Texas and California
• Oregon and New Mexico

• California and Nevada

• Texas and Alaska

What phrase did journalist John O'Sullivan coin to describe America's expansion?

Who was defeated at the Battle of San Jacinto?

• Davy Crockett

• General Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana

• Stephen Austin

• General Zachary Taylor

What was the main goal of President James K. Polk?

(a)  

• To purchase Alaska

• To annex Texas

• To acquire California from Mexico
• To settle the Oregon boundary dispute

Who wrote 'On Civil Disobedience' in protest of the Mexican-American War?

• Ralph Waldo Emerson

• John C. Calhoun

• Henry David Thoreau

• Abraham Lincoln

Who was criticized for expanding executive power during the Mexican-American War?

• Abraham Lincoln

• James K. Polk

• Andrew Jackson

• Henry Clay

What did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo achieve?

• Ended the Civil War

• Confirmed Texas's annexation and ceded California to the U.S.

• Established the 49th parallel as the U.S.-Canada border

• Abolished slavery in the acquired territories

What was the significant effect of the California Gold Rush?

• The beginning of the Civil War

• The end of the Mexican-American War

• California's rapid application for statehood

• The establishment of the Oregon Trail

What was the main issue with California's statehood?

• Its large size

• The debate over slavery

• Its distance from the East Coast

• The presence of gold

What did the Compromise of 1850 establish?

• California as a slave state

• The annexation of Texas

• The abolition of slavery in Washington D.C.

• California as a free state