Westward Expansion 2025

Front

Which of the following is NOT one of the stories that Americans heard about the Oregon Territory? Wheat was as tall as a man, Headless, cooked chickens would fall out of the sky onto your plates., Pigs were fully cooked running around with knives in them

Back

The streets were paved with gold

Front

Buffalo Chips were used for fuel for fires and toys for children. True or False?

Back

True

Front

Mexico was the main reason why it took nearly 10 years for America to add Texas as a state.

Back

False

Answer explanation

Slavery was the reason in took 10 years to add Texas as a state to our country. President Jackson did not want to upset the slave/free state balance by adding a new state.

Front

True or False: James Kash Polk won the election of 1844 because he promised to try and add new land to our country from our west.

Back

True

Answer explanation

This is true. Remember many believed that if the United States did not expand out west that others would (Great Britain).

Front

Americans decided to settle in Texas because _____________________

Back

free land, available land, more land, Mexico invited them, they were invited

Front

True or False: Americans worried that if they did not kick the Native Americans and Spanish off of the land out west, someone else would. (Most likely the British).

Back

True

Front

Following the Texas Revolution, Texas was granted their _____________________.

Back

independence, freedom

Front

The United States decided to (at first) share the Oregon Territory with ___________________.

Back

Great Britain

Front

The United States and Great Britain shared the Oregon Territory because of the ___________________

Back

fur trade, furs, beaver furs, beavers

Front

Which of the following is NOT one of the requirements of Americans who wanted to settle in Texas? Learn Spanish, No Slavery, Convert to Roman Catholic, Pledge loyalty to Mexican Government

Back

Pledge loyalty to Mexican Government