Early Statehood-Manifest Destiny
What best explains why Texas failed to remain a Republic?
What year was Texas annexed to the United States?
Who was the president of the U.S. when Texas was annexed to the U.S.?
When Texas joined the U.S. it became the _________the state?
Who was the last president of Texas?
What were the influences that extended across the continent because of Manifest Destiny?
After the U.S. annexed Texas the Mexican government would not recognize the border between
Texas and Mexico as the Rio Grande. Instead, they recognized ___________________ as the border.
What best describes Presidents Polk’s views about Manifest Destiny?
What was the ultimate goal for the U.S. when provoking Mexico into war?
The biggest issue that prompted war between Mexico and the U.S. had to do with disputes over
what?
All of the following men were leaders in the Mexican-American War except.
Who stated “…American blood had been shed upon American soil…?”
Before the Mexican-American War broke out what was John Slidell trying to discuss with the
government in Mexico?
How many years did the Mexican-American War last?
The U.S. had originally planned to offer _____________ dollars to Mexico for the lands west of
Texas, but in the end they only paid _____________dollars.
What was the name of the treaty in which the U.S. acquired the lands of the Mexican Cession?
How did the Compromise of 1850 settle issues of slavery following the annexation of Texas to the
U.S.?
The ________________ were sometimes referred to as the ____________________ during the
Mexican-American War.
What is sectionalism?
What is popular sovereignty?
What is a Cabinet?
How did the Compromise of 1850 change Texas?
Who has to approve the declaration of war in the U.S. in order for troops to be deployed?
Why was it so important for the U.S. to acquire the lands gained through the Gadsden Purchase?
Who were the famous explorers associated with the Oregon Territory?
Who was the Louisiana Purchase acquired from?
Why did the people of the lands that would become New Mexico feel so much animosity towards
the Texas government, even though they were technically part of Texas?
What is an Abolitionist?
Why were the people from the east U.S. running to California in the late 1840s?
When Texas became a state of the U.S. what other state’s constitution did they emulate to make
the Texas state constitution?
Match the Territory with the appropriate letter within the U.S.
Texas Annexation 1845
Oregon Territory 1846
Gadsden Purchase 1853
Louisiana Purchase 1803
Florida 1819
Mexican Cession 1848
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