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Manifest Destiny, Texas Independence, Mexican-American War!

Total questions: 6

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Manifest Destiny?

a)

Belief that Native Americans needed to travel west to make more room for Mexico

b)

Belief that the U.S. needed to annex Texas

c)

Belief that the U.S. was supposed to spread across the continent

d)

A video game that involved traveling in wagons to Oregon

2.

Americans settled in Tejas (Texas) because of a belief in...

(a)  

3.

After winning their independence, Texas asked to join the United States. Why did the U.S. say NO to Texas?

a)

Mexico informed the U.S. that they intended to conquer Texas, and the U.S. had no intentions of fighting Mexico

b)

The U.S. had no desire to grow the country

c)

The U.S. was scared that Texas would revolt against any federal gov't restrictions if they were to join

d)

The U.S. did not want disrupt the free state/slave balance (13 free & 13 Slave)

4.

Along with Texas, which one of these states was acquired (taken) by the U.S. as result of the Mexican-Americn War?

a)

Alaska

b)

California

c)

New Hampshire

d)

Missouri

5.

Although the story about the beginning of the Mexican-American War has changed over time, who is now considered to have started the war?

a)

Tejanos

b)

Henry Clay

c)

Mexico

d)

The U.S.

6.

As a result of Manifest Destiny, which of these is true about the U.S.?

a)

the "free" state & slave state balance was now in danger

b)

Texas & other territories (CA, NV, NM, AZ, OR, WA & CO) were now a part of the U.S.

c)

The U.S. now spread across from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean

d)

All the Above