USHIST Unit 2 warm-up

"_____________ is best understood as the belief that the United States was destined to expand its territory across the North American continent. Which of the following most accurately describes the impact of Manifest Destiny on American society in the 19th century?"

• Manifest Destiny

• Popular Sovereignty

• Enlightenment

• The belief that each branch can check each other.

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Regarding the river that divided Texas and Mexico after 1836...

• Mexico and Texas/USA agreed it was the Nueces River

• Mexico and Texas/USA agreed it was the Rio Grande River

• Mexico claimed it was the Nueces River and Texas/USA claimed it was the Rio Grande River

• Mexico claimed it was the Rio Grande River and Texas/USA claimed it was the Nueces River

The treaty that officially ended the Mexican-American War

• Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

• Treaty of Ghent

• Treaty of Paris of 1848

• The Alamo Treaty

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Who was president of the USA during the Mexican American War?

• George Washington

• Santa Anna

• James K. Polk

• Christopher Columbus

How did President Polk's order to have soldiers patrol along the Rio Grande contribute to war with Mexico?

• The ownership of the area was disputed between Mexico and the U.S.

• The U.S. soldiers were raiding Mexican villages

• The soldiers forced themselves into Mexican homes

• The soldiers were attacking Native American tribes

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Why did the U.S. and Mexico go to war?

• All of these answers are correct

• The U.S. and Mexico disagreed over their boundary

• Americans' belief in Manifest Destiny

• The U.S. annexed Texas

Mexican was forced to sell The US land after the Mexican-American War. What was this called?

• Mexican Cession

• Manifest Destiny

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

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Before The Mexican-American War, Texas declared its independence from _____________.

• Canada

• Mexico

• Spain

• Europe

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Manifest destiny meant that it was the nations destiny to ________

• make slavery illegal

• change

• expand west

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What was the main reason for the U.S. annexation of Texas?

• To establish a new trade route

• To gain control of Mexican territories

• To fulfill Manifest Destiny

• To expand slavery

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