Crash Course US 17

What phrase did journalist John O’Sullivan coin to describe America's expansion?

• American Dream

• Liberty Expansion

• Manifest Destiny

• Westward Ho

Why did Mexico annul the land contracts and ban further emigration into Texas?

• They wanted to build a wall

• They discovered gold in Texas

• They were nervous about the growing number of American settlers

• They wanted to sell the land to Europeans

What was the main reason President Polk sent troops to the disputed border region?

• To find gold

• To build a fort

• To establish a trade route

• To provoke a war with Mexico

What was the result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• Mexico gained independence from Spain

• The U.S. lost California

• The U.S. paid Mexico $15 million and gained California and other territories

• Mexico gained Texas

What was one of the key points of the Compromise of 1850?

• California would be admitted as a slave state

• Slavery would be abolished in all states

• The slave trade would be expanded

• A new, harsh fugitive slave law would be enacted