WorksheetsManifest Destiny, Texas Independence, Mexican-American War!
Total questions: 6
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is Manifest Destiny?
Belief that Native Americans needed to travel west to make more room for Mexico
Belief that the U.S. needed to annex Texas
Belief that the U.S. was supposed to spread across the continent
A video game that involved traveling in wagons to Oregon
Americans settled in Tejas (Texas) because of a belief in...
(a)
After winning their independence, Texas asked to join the United States. Why did the U.S. say NO to Texas?
Mexico informed the U.S. that they intended to conquer Texas, and the U.S. had no intentions of fighting Mexico
The U.S. had no desire to grow the country
The U.S. was scared that Texas would revolt against any federal gov't restrictions if they were to join
The U.S. did not want disrupt the free state/slave balance (13 free & 13 Slave)
Along with Texas, which one of these states was acquired (taken) by the U.S. as result of the Mexican-Americn War?
Alaska
California
New Hampshire
Missouri
Although the story about the beginning of the Mexican-American War has changed over time, who is now considered to have started the war?
Tejanos
Henry Clay
Mexico
The U.S.
As a result of Manifest Destiny, which of these is true about the U.S.?
the "free" state & slave state balance was now in danger
Texas & other territories (CA, NV, NM, AZ, OR, WA & CO) were now a part of the U.S.
The U.S. now spread across from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean
All the Above
