The Age of Jackson & Manifest Destiny Test

What is a tariff?

• Tax on imported goods

• Tax on exported goods

• Tax on services, like haircuts and

• Tax on anything your principal wants

What does the word nullify mean?

• To leave or withdraw from a country

• To declare something illegal

• To choose to ignore something someone says

• To declare something null and void

What does it mean to “secede?”

• To withdraw from a club, country, or organization

• To join a club, country, or organization

• To threaten to leave a country

• To choose to ignore a law in a country

Which of the following best describes Manifest Destiny?

• The belief that the U.S. was destined to be the best country in the world

• The idea that God gave permission to the U.S. to fight anyone they wished

• The belief that the U.S. was the most powerful country in the world, and everyone has had a duty to respect that

• The idea that the U.S. had permission from God to expand west

How did so many Americans end up in Mexico’s state known as Texas?

• Americans invaded the area believing it their right to do so

• Mexico invited Americans in to keep their claim on the area

• Americans slowly pushed into Mexico and Mexico never noticed

• Mexico refused to let Americans in, but they came in anyway

Which of the following is NOT a requirement United States citizens had to do to become Mexican citizens?

• Learn Spanish

• Pay a Fee

• Convert to Catholicism

• Possibly change their religion

How did former U.S. citizens bring enslaved people to Mexico, when Mexico outlawed slavery?

• They snuck them in illegally

• They ignored the law and brought them openly

• They converted these people to “indentured servants”

• Most never brought enslaved people

Who was the Mexican President when Texas started to fight for independence?

• Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

• Pancho Villa

• Rodrigo Lopez de Castillo

• Fernando de Anna

What battle secures Texas’ right to become its own country?

• Alamo

• San Jacinto

• Goliad

• Mexico City

What is the name of Texas’ first President?

• Sam Houston

• Miles Austin

• Antonia Lopez de Santa Anna

• James Dallas