WorksheetsManifest Destiny - Stroupe 8th Grade
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The belief that Americans had the god given right to spread their country all the way to the Pacific Ocean
a)
Annex
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Cede
d)
Emigrate
2.
The California _____ ______ caused a lot of people to migrate to the West in 1848
a)
Mexican American War
b)
The Alamo
c)
Gold Rush
d)
Texas Independence
3.
Why were some people against Texas becoming a U.S. state?
a)
Bad farm land
b)
It was too dry
c)
There were too many Tejanos
d)
It would have been another slave state
4.
The U.S. claimed this river as the southern border of Texas in 1846
a)
The Rio Grande
b)
The Nueces
c)
The Mississippi
d)
The Colorado
5.
Under the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the U.S. gained control of
a)
Canada
b)
Half of Mexico's land
c)
Florida
d)
Alaska
6.
What was the small piece of land the U.S. bought from Mexico in 1853?
a)
The Gadsden Purchase
b)
The Mexican Cession
c)
Texas
d)
California
7.
What is it called when a country surrenders land to another country?
a)
Annex
b)
Emigrate
c)
Cede
d)
Anglo
8.
American settlers in Texas were called
a)
Anglos
b)
Tejanos
c)
Americanos
d)
Californios
9.
Mexican settlers in Texas were known as
a)
Anglos
b)
Tejanos
c)
Californios
d)
Santa Annas
10.
When a country adds new land
a)
Cede
b)
Annex
c)
Emigrate
d)
Immigrate
11.
To move to a new country or region
a)
Emigrate
b)
Annex
c)
Cede
d)
Immigrate
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