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Lesson 15 Vocabulary

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North

American continent?

a)

Manifest destiny

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Great Awakening

d)

Louisiana Purchase

2.

The art of conducting negotiations with other countries

a)

Painting

b)

Sculpture

c)

Diplomacy

d)

Capitalism

3.
To take over territory and incorporate it into another political entity
a)
cede
b)
annexation
c)
treaty
d)
war
4.
War fought after Texas became a state over Western boundary of Texas and other territory in Southwest. 
a)
Mexican-American War
b)
War of 1812
c)
Battle of New Orleans
d)
French-Indian War
5.

This event was the result of land disputes between Mexico and Texas between the Nueces River and Rio Grande River.

a)

Mexican-American War

b)

Bear Revolt

c)

Texas Admission Act

d)

Frontier Wars

6.
Which country refused to recognize Texas' independence?
a)
Mexico
b)
US
7.

The 1836 rebellion of Texans against Mexican rule that resulted in Texas becoming an independent nation

a)

American Revolution

b)

Texas War for Independence

c)

Glorious Revolution

d)

Haitian Revolution

8.

A region of land; also, a region designated by Congress and organized under a governor

a)

Territory

b)

State

c)

Country

d)

Communism

9.
Manifest Destiny was the belief that...
a)
It was the United States' God given right to expand to the Pacific Ocean.
b)
Native peoples in the United States should be treated with respect.
c)
The United States should respect the land claims of countries.
d)
All people in the United States should have the right to vote.
10.

To add a territory to a country; such an addition is called annexation

a)

Addition

b)

Subtraction

c)

Expansion

d)

Annex

11.

The war with Mexico from 1846 to 1847 that resulted in Mexico ceding (giving over territory) to the United States a huge region from Texas to California

a)

American Revolution

b)

World War Z

c)

Mexican American War

d)

War of 1812