Westward Expansion and Manifest Destiny

The belief that the United States was destined to stretch all the way across the continent of North America

• Manifest Destiny

• Bill of Rights

• Mexican-American War

• Gold Rush

The purchase of Louisiana

• was a costly mistake

• was opposed by western farmers

• doubled the size of the United States and gave control of the Mississippi River

• led to war with Great Britain

Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?

• European warships attacked the eastern seaboard, forcing citizens to move westward for safety.
• Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming.
• Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.
• The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.

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The U.S. annexed the this place in 1845, eventually causing the Mexican-American War. Letter C on the map.

• Missouri
• Republic of Texas
• Oregon
• California

Which of the following statements about how the United States acquired Florida IS NOT TRUE?

• Slaves from the U.S. South were escaping to Florida and Florida's Seminole Indians were raiding Georgia

• General Andrew Jackson was sent to stop Seminole raids, but instead invaded Florida

• The U.S. told Spain to govern Florida properly or get out

• Spain gave the U.S. Florida, but the U.S. had to honor Spain's claim to Oregon

Which of the following was the treaty in which Spain ceded Florida to the United States?

• The Quincy Adams Treaty

• The Adams-Onis Treaty

• The San Martin Treaty

• The Seminole-Spain Treaty

Which of the following statements WAS NOT TRUE of Texas

• Mexico allowed Stephen Austin to settle 297 American families in the Mexican state of Texas in 1827

• The Americans settling in Texas had to become Mexican citizens, learn Spanish and become Catholics

• By 1830 there were 25,000 Americans in Texas, and the Tejanos were complaining that the Americans were coming illegally and did not respect Mexican culture

• Mexico responded to problems with the Americans in Texas by opening immigration to the Amercans

Which of the following statements WAS NOT TRUE of Texas' independence and the Alamo?

• The Americans in Texas wanted to declare independence from Mexico

• Gen. Santa Anna marched with 6,000 Mexican soldiers to crush the rebels in Texas

• Gen. Santa Anna released the Americans he took prisoner

• In February 1836, the Mexican Army attacked the 180 Texan volunteers barricaded in an old Spanish Mission called the Alamo

Select 2 reasons why many White Americans wanted Florida

• Many escaped enslaved persons were escaping

• Florida was rich in renewable resources and would make a lot of money for White business owners

• Seminole Native Americans were attacking villages in Georgia

• The rest of the US had many escaped convicts that were escaping into Florida, but the US police force couldn't go into Spanish lands

How did Andrew Jackson handle the issue the US was having with Spanish Florida

• Following orders from the President, Andrew Jackson marched an invasion force into Florida and killed the Spanish governor

• He violated orders from the President, invaded Florida, killed 2 British officers and took over Military posts

• Following orders Jackson killed every Spanish military member on his conquest for land

• He violated orders by not doing anything. Jackson stopped at the Florida Georgia border and waited for the Spanish to attack first