Ch. 13 Manifest Destiny

What meant that the US was meant to extend its boundaries all the way to the Pacific Ocean?

• Emigrant Theory
• Joint Occupation
• Manifest Destiny
• Rendezvous Philosophy

One reason the US claimed the Oregon Country was because of

• the 1844 presidential election.
• the Lewis and Clark expedition.
• the Treaty of Guadalupe.
• the Whitman massacre.

Which group represented about half the population of Florida in the 1830s?

• enslaved people
• rancheros
• Tejanos
• Virginians

Florida could not become a state until which of the following happened?

• a free state joined the Union
• a slave state joined the Union
• it agreed to end slavery
• Texas joined the Union

What happened to the Texas forces at the Alamo?

• they declared Texas independent.
• They negotiated a truce.
• They were defeated.
• They won a major victory.

What did President James K. Polk use as grounds for declaring war against Mexico?

• annexation of Texas by Mexico
• declaration of the border by Mexcio
• a Mexican attack on American forces
• Mexico's nonpayment of debts

What did Junipero Serra do?

• explored the West as far as California
• founded a chain of missions
• invaded Mexico with Zachary Taylor
• made a fortune with his trading posts

Which event, beginning in 1849, had lasting effects on California's economy?

• discovery of gold
• growth of industry
• shipping to the North
• trade with Mexico

Which of the following groups made huge profits during the California Gold Rush?

• boomtown merchants
• forty-niners
• Mormon traders
• rancheros

What was one of Joseph Smith's basic beliefs?

• California should become a state.
• Mormons should leave Illinois.
• President Polk treaty Mexico unfairly.
• Property should be held in common.