8th Grade STAAR Review 3

Front

What is the message of the Monroe Doctrine?

Back

It said that the countries in the western hemisphere were independent and no new European colonies were to be formed.

Answer explanation

What was the message of the Monroe Doctrine?

Front

Britain was impressing American sailors. What does this mean they were doing?

Back

Kidnapping them and forcing them to serve in the British navy.

Answer explanation

Kidnapping them and forcing them to serve in the British navy.

Front

What did Monroe feel he must prevent? Options: Piracy off the coast of Africa, Impressment of American Sailors, European nations meddling in the Americas, Latin American nations revolting against Spain

Back

European nations meddling in the Americas

Front

Why did President Polk want Mexican territory?

Back

He wanted to expand the US.

Front

Why did the U.S. and Mexico go to war? Options: The U.S. and Mexico disagreed over their boundary, America's continued desire to achieve manifest destiny, The U.S. recently annexed Texas

Back

All of these answers are correct

Front

Who was Texas fighting in the Texas Revolution?

Back

The Mexicans

Front

Who was the President and leader of the Mexican Army during the battle between Texas?

Back

Santa Anna

Front

What word means "the belief in the God given right to move West"?

Back

Manifest Destiny

Front

What war did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo bring an end to? Options: Texas American war, Mexican Revolu, Mexican-American War, Indian War

Back

Mexican-American War

Front

This map shows the U.S. _______ the war with Mexico.

Back

just after