Manifest Destiny: Westward Expansion Unit Test

Texas won its independence from this nation:

• Spain

• Mexico

• Britain

• Canada

In exchange for cheap land, settlers in Texas were required by the Mexican government to:

• Learn Spanish

• Convert to Catholicism

• Become citizens of Mexico

• ALL of the above

This was the last battle in the Texas War for Independence which ended with a decisive victory for Texas:

• Battle of the Alamo

• Battle of San Jacinto

• Battle of the Rio Grande

• Battle of Gonzales

Shortly after winning independence from Mexico, Texas requested that the U.S. do this:

• Raise taxes to pay for the war with Mexico

• Prohibit trade with Mexico

• Annex Texas

• ALL of the above

President Andrew Jackson rejected Texas’ request to join the Union because:

• Texas had no railroads

• Texas had no large cities

• The balance between eastern & western states would be disrupted

• The balance between free & slave states would be disrupted

Today, Texas is the second largest state in terms of land mass after this state:

• Iowa

• Maryland

• Alaska

• Florida

On December 29, 1845 however, Texas was admitted to the _____ and became the 28th state of the United States:

• Confederacy

• Continent

• Manifest Destiny

• Mexican-American War

• Union

The U.S. annexation of Texas was one of the causes of this war:

• Mexican-American War

• War of 1812

• Civil War

• World War II

This major river serves as a good portion of the southern border between the U.S. and Mexico:

• Rio Grande River

• Colorado River

• American River

• Red River

Which of these major cities is NOT located in the state of Texas:

• Dallas

• Houston

• St. Louis

• San Antonio