Ch. 12 FAC

Manifest Destiny can be described as...

• the idea that the U.S. should avoid relationships with other nations

• the belief that the expansion of the United States across the continent would become a reality.

• a movement to promote the abolition of slavery in the U.S.
• the belief that the U.S. should only expand into neighboring countries.

Why did many pioneers fear Native Americans?

• Pioneers thought Native Americans were responsible for all their hardships.
• Pioneers believed Native Americans would rob them.

• Because they were unfamiliar with their languages.

• Stories exagerrated native attacks on pioneers.

How did Spain try to keep the U.S. from influencing Tejas?

• By promoting trade agreements with the U.S.
• By forbidding Tejanos to trade with other countries.

• By encouraging American settlers to move to Tejas.
• By declaring war on the U.S.

Why did Mexico ban Americans from settling in Texas in 1830?

• To promote American immigration for economic growth.
• They didn't want more Americans bringing slaves into Texas.

• To establish a military base against Native Americans.
• They wanted to encourage trade with the United States.

At the Battle of ___________, the Mexican Army surrounded a fort and killed all of the Texas soldiers inside.

• San Jacinto

• the Alamo
• New Orleans

• Guadalupe Hidalgo

Texas became an independent republic following the Battle of ___________.

• the Alamo

• San Jacinto
• Gonzales
• Nacogdoches

After Texas gained independence, why did the U.S. decline to make it a new state?

• There were concerns about upsetting Mexico, and keeping the balance between free and slave states.

• The U.S. wanted to avoid economic competition with Texas.
• Texas was not large enough to be considered a state, so the U.S. recommended it be part of Canada.

• The U.S. was focused on expanding into Canada instead.

President James K. Polk was a strong supporter of Manifest Destiny, meaning he wanted to...

• support European colonization in America.

• end all trade with other nations.

• expand the territory of the United States.

• limit the size of the United States.

Which event greatly increased tensions between the U.S. and Mexico, eventually leading to war?

• U.S. annexation of Texas

• The establishment of the Republic of Texas
• The Mexican Revolution
• The signing of the Treaty of Ghent

This agreement brought an end to the Mexican-American War.

• Treaty of Ghent

• Treaty of Paris
• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
• Treaty of San Jacinto