MANIFEST DESTINY

What event triggered the start of the Mexican-American War?

• When Mexican troops fired on American troops at the disputed Texas border

• When American troops allied with Mexico

• When James K. Polk officially declared war on Mexico

• When Mexico invaded the U.S. to claim Texas

Treaty ended the US Mexican War

• Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Mexican Session

• Gadsden Purchase

• Treaty of Mexico City

Percent of Pioneers that lost their life on Oregon Trail

• 15%

• 12%

• 10%

• 20%

What year did a majority of miners flock to California for Gold?

• 1848

• 1849

• 1850

• 1855

Future President, that helped secure the border for the United States in War with Mexico.

• James K. Polk

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Andrew Jackson

• Zachary Taylor

Which of the following best explain the impact of the gold rush?

• California was filled up quickly with people from all over the world

• A war broke out for control over California and it was one by the US

• People slowly believed the news and started to hire people to go collect gold for them

• People avoided California and moved to Oregon instead

Which of the following means to add a piece of land?

• Annex

• Cede

• Instigate

• Entreat

The main reason for the establishment of the Monroe Doctrine was to

• limit European influence in the Western Hemisphere
• establish colonies in South America
• form alliances with Latin America
• stay out of Canadian affairs

As a result of President Andrew Jackson's policies, Native American Indians were

• relocated to Mexico
• forcibly removed to areas west of the Mississippi River
• gradually allowed to return to their homes
• granted US Citizenship

The primary goal of manifest destiny was

• End slavery in the new territories
• removal of European influence from South America
• expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean
• secession of southern states from the nation